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Japanese symbol for “calibre”

Romaji: koukei
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber

In Japanese, calibre is , read (koukei).

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 aperture; bore; calibre; caliber

Kanji and stroke order

mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4
diameter, path, method
on: ケイ
kun: みち、こみち、さしわたし、ただちに
8 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “calibre”

WordReadingMeaning
うつわ utsuwaability; capacity; calibre
きぶつ kibutsucalibre; talent; ability
き kiability; capacity; calibre
きりょう kiryouability; capability; capacity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じんこう jinkoupopulation
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
まどぐち madoguchicounter; window; teller window
でぐち deguchiexit; way out
いりぐち iriguchientrance; entry; gate
こうざ kouzaaccount (e.g. bank)
ちょっけい chokkeidiameter
はんけい hankeiradius

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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