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Japanese symbol for “composure”

Romaji: antei
stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium

In Japanese, composure is , read (antei).

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, vi, vs stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure
  2. adj-na, n, vi stable (physics, chem)

Kanji and stroke order

relax, cheap, low
on: アン
kun: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか
6 strokes · JLPT 4
determine, fix, establish
on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “composure”

WordReadingMeaning
れいせい reiseicalmness; composure; coolness
おちつき ochitsukicalmness; composure; presence of mind
よゆう yoyuucomposure; placidity; complacency
ちんちゃく chinchakucomposure; calmness; self-possession
ど dopresence of mind; composure

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あんぜん anzensafety; security
あんしん anshinpeace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
ふあんてい fuanteiinstability; insecurity; crankiness
ほあん hoanpeace preservation; security
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
けってい ketteidecision; determination
せってい setteiestablishment; creation; posing (a problem)

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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