Japanese symbol for “beautification”
美化
びか
Romaji: bika
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying
In Japanese, beautification is 美化, read びか (bika).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt beautification; cleaning up; tidiying
- n, vs, vt glorification; idealization; romanticizing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “beautification”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture |
| 修景 | しゅうけい shuukei | landscaping; beautification |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美しい | うつくしい utsukushii | beautiful; pretty; lovely |
| 美人 | びじん bijin | beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle |
| 美術 | びじゅつ bijutsu | art; fine arts |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum; art gallery |
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance |
| 美女 | びじょ bijo | beautiful woman |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.