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Japanese symbol for “communion”

Romaji: kaiha
(political) faction; denomination; communion

In Japanese, communion is , read (kaiha).

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 (political) faction; denomination; communion

Kanji and stroke order

meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4
faction, group, party
on: ハ
9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session
きかい kikaichance; opportunity; occasion
かいじょう kaijouassembly hall; meeting place; venue
はけん hakendispatch; despatch; deployment
りっぱ rippasplendid; fine; handsome

See also: Chinese symbol for “communion”.

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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