Japanese symbol for “colon”
結腸
けっちょう
Romaji: ketchou
colon
In Japanese, colon is 結腸, read けっちょう (ketchou).
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 colon (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “colon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重点 | じゅうてん juuten | colon (punctuation) |
| 大腸 | だいちょう daichou | large intestine; large bowel; colon |
| コロン | コロン koron | colon (punctuation) |
| コロン | コロン koron | colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結果 | けっか kekka | result; consequence; outcome |
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all; in the end; ultimately |
| 結構 | けっこう kekkou | splendid; nice; wonderful |
| 結論 | けつろん ketsuron | conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.) |
| 結成 | けっせい kessei | formation; combination |
| 胃腸 | いちょう ichou | stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs |
| 大腸 | だいちょう daichou | large intestine; large bowel; colon |
See also: Chinese symbol for “colon”.
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.