Japanese symbol for “circles”
界
かい
Romaji: kai
community; circles; world
In Japanese, circles is 界, read かい (kai).
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-suf community; circles; world
- n, n-suf kingdom (biol)
- n, n-suf erathem (geol)
- n-suf field (electrical)
- n border; boundary; division
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “circles”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壇 | だん dan | world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary; border; limit |
| 政界 | せいかい seikai | (world of) politics; political world; political circles |
| 財界 | ざいかい zaikai | financial world; business circles |
See also: Chinese symbol for “circles”.
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.