Japanese symbol for “brow”
額
ひたい
Romaji: hitai
forehead; brow
In Japanese, brow is 額, read ひたい (hitai).
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 forehead; brow
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brow”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凸 | でこ deko | brow; forehead |
| 眉間 | みけん miken | brow; glabella; middle forehead |
| お凸 | おでこ odeko | brow; forehead |
| 眉宇 | びう biu | brow; brows |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金額 | きんがく kingaku | amount of money; sum |
| 総額 | そうがく sougaku | total amount (of money); total sum; sum total |
| 高額 | こうがく kougaku | large sum (of money); large amount |
| 半額 | はんがく hangaku | half the amount (of money); half price; half fare |
| 全額 | ぜんがく zengaku | total (money); full amount; sum |
| 月額 | げつがく getsugaku | monthly sum; monthly amount |
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.