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Japanese symbol for “cantonese”

Romaji: kantongo
Cantonese (language)

In Japanese, cantonese is , read (kantongo).

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 Cantonese (language)

Kanji and stroke order

wide, broad, spacious
on: コウ
kun: ひろ.い、ひろ.まる、ひろ.める、ひろ.がる
5 strokes · JLPT 3
east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4
word, speech, language
on: ゴ
kun: かた.る、かた.らう
14 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “cantonese”

WordReadingMeaning
えつご etsugoCantonese (language)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising
ひろい hiroispacious; vast; wide
ひろば hirobapublic square; square; plaza
はばひろい habahiroiextensive; wide; broad
こうだい koudaivast; extensive; immense
ひろげる hirogeruto spread; to extend; to expand
とうきょう toukyouTokyo
とうざい touzaieast and west
えいご eigoEnglish (language)

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.