Japanese symbol for “capitol”
議事堂
ぎじどう
Romaji: gijidou
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol
In Japanese, capitol is 議事堂, read ぎじどう (gijidou).
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 assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “capitol”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国会議事堂 | こっかいぎじどう kokkaigijidou | parliament building; parliament house; National Diet Building (Japan) |
| キャピトル | キャピトル kyapitoru | capitol |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
| 議会 | ぎかい gikai | congress; parliament; diet |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 協議 | きょうぎ kyougi | conference; consultation; discussion |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 食堂 | しょくどう shokudou | dining room; dining hall; cafeteria |
See also: Chinese symbol for “capitol”.
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.