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Japanese symbol for “concurrence”

Romaji: heihatsu
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)

In Japanese, concurrence is , read (heihatsu).

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. adj-no, n, vi concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)

Kanji and stroke order

join, get together, unite
on: ヘイ
kun: あわ.せる
8 strokes · JLPT 1
departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “concurrence”

WordReadingMeaning
どうかん doukansame feeling; same sentiment; same opinion
がっち gatchiagreement; concurrence; conformance
ぐはつ guhatsuconcurrence

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がっぺい gappeimerger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union
へいよう heiyoucombined use; using together (with); using jointly
へいき heikiwriting side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
へいごう heigoumerger; joining into one; amalgamation
へいせつ heisetsujoint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application

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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