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Japanese symbol for “birdman”

Romaji: choujin
aviator; flying ace; birdman

In Japanese, birdman is , read (choujin).

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

  1. n aviator; flying ace; birdman

Kanji and stroke order

bird, chicken
on: チョウ
kun: とり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はくちょう hakuchouswan (Cygnus spp.)
ことり kotorismall bird; little bird
とりい toriitorii (Shinto shrine archway)
やきとり yakitoriyakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
やちょう yachouwild bird
ちょうるい chouruibirds
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
こじん kojinindividual; private person; personal

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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