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Japanese symbol for “colloquium”

Romaji: danwakai
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion

In Japanese, colloquium is , read (danwakai).

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 colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion

Kanji and stroke order

discuss, talk
on: ダン
15 strokes · JLPT 2
tale, talk
on: ワ
kun: はな.す、はなし
13 strokes · JLPT 4
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “colloquium”

WordReadingMeaning
こんだんかい kondankaicolloquium; panel discussion; discussion session

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうだん soudanconsultation; discussion; discussing
じょうだん joudanjoke; jest; funny story
かいだん kaidantalks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
たいだん taidantalk; dialogue; conversation
ざつだん zatsudanchatting; idle talk
だんわ danwatalk; conversation; dialogue
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
わだい wadaitopic; subject
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm

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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