Japanese symbol for “bestowed”
拝領
はいりょう
Romaji: hairyou
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
In Japanese, bestowed is 拝領, read はいりょう (hairyou).
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 receiving (from a superior); bestowed
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崇拝 | すうはい suuhai | worship; adoration; admiration |
| 参拝 | さんぱい sanpai | going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship) |
| 拝見 | はいけん haiken | seeing; looking at |
| 礼拝 | れいはい reihai | worship (esp. Christian); (church) service |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく haishaku | borrowing |
| 拝啓 | はいけい haikei | Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 領域 | りょういき ryouiki | territory; domain |
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.
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