Japanese symbol for “camping”
野営
やえい
Romaji: yaei
camping; campground; making camp
In Japanese, camping is 野営, read やえい (yaei).
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, vi, vs camping; campground; making camp
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “camping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キャンプ | キャンプ kyanpu | camp; camping |
| キャンピング | キャンピング kyanpingu | camping |
| 野宿 | のじゅく nojuku | sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping |
| 幕営 | ばくえい bakuei | camp; camping |
| 屯営 | とんえい ton'ei | military camp; barracks; camping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 運営 | うんえい un'ei | management; administration; operation |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
See also: Chinese symbol for “camping”.
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.