Japanese symbol for “collective”
連帯
れんたい
Romaji: rentai
solidarity
In Japanese, collective is 連帯, read れんたい (rentai).
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 solidarity
- adj-f joint; collective
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “collective”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共同体 | きょうどうたい kyoudoutai | cooperative body; cooperative system; collective |
| 集合的 | しゅうごうてき shuugouteki | collective |
| 集団的 | しゅうだんてき shuudanteki | collective; group |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation; connection; relevance |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | continuation; succession; series |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 連邦 | れんぽう renpou | federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth |
| 連中 | れんちゅう renchuu | company; lot; people |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone; area; belt |
See also: Chinese symbol for “collective”.
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.