Japanese symbol for “buttress”
控え壁
ひかえかべ
Romaji: hikaekabe
buttress
In Japanese, buttress is 控え壁, read ひかえかべ (hikaekabe).
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 buttress (archit)
Written forms: 控え壁、控壁. Readings: ひかえかべ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “buttress”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バットレス | バットレス battoresu | buttress |
| 扶壁 | ふへき fuheki | buttress |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 控える | ひかえる hikaeru | to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain |
| 控訴 | こうそ kouso | appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal |
| 控え | ひかえ hikae | reserve; spare; backup |
| 控除 | こうじょ koujo | subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax) |
| 控え室 | ひかえしつ hikaeshitsu | waiting room; anteroom; antechamber |
| 控えめ | ひかえめ hikaeme | moderate; reserved; modest |
| 壁紙 | かべがみ kabegami | wallpaper |
| 障壁 | しょうへき shouheki | enclosing wall; boundary fence |
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.