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Japanese symbol for “ceasefire”

Romaji: teisen
armistice; ceasefire

In Japanese, ceasefire is , read (teisen).

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, vi, vs armistice; ceasefire

Kanji and stroke order

halt, stopping
on: テイ
kun: と.める、と.まる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
war, battle, match
on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ceasefire”

WordReadingMeaning
いちじきゅうせん ichijikyuusentemporary truce; ceasefire

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていし teishistoppage; coming to a stop; halt
ていでん teidenpower outage; power failure; power cut
ちょうてい chouteimediation; arbitration; intervention
ていたい teitaistagnation; tie-up; standstill
ていしゃ teishastopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
せんそう sensouwar
たたかい tatakaibattle; war; fight
さくせん sakusentactics; strategy

See also: Chinese symbol for “ceasefire”.

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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