Japanese symbol for “boxers”
義和団
ぎわだん
Romaji: giwadan
the Boxers (China)
In Japanese, boxers is 義和団, read ぎわだん (giwadan).
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Meanings
- n the Boxers (China)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “boxers”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トランクス | トランクス torankusu | trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
| 義務 | ぎむ gimu | duty; obligation; responsibility |
| 定義 | ていぎ teigi | definition |
| 意義 | いぎ igi | meaning; significance |
| 講義 | こうぎ kougi | lecture |
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
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.