Japanese symbol for “constituency”
地盤
じばん
Romaji: jiban
ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
In Japanese, constituency is 地盤, read じばん (jiban).
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 ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
- n foundation (building, etc.); base
- n constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold
Written forms: 地盤. Readings: じばん、ちばん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “constituency”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顧客層 | こきゃくそう kokyakusou | customer base; constituency; customer segment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus; platter |
See also: Chinese symbol for “constituency”.
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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