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Japanese symbol for “constituency”

Romaji: jiban
ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)

In Japanese, constituency is , read (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

  1. n ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
  2. n foundation (building, etc.); base
  3. n constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
tray, shallow bowl, platter
on: バン
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “constituency”

WordReadingMeaning
こきゃくそう kokyakusoucustomer base; constituency; customer segment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area
じもと jimotohome area; home town
じしん jishinearthquake
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil
きばん kibanbase; basis; foundation
えんばん enbandisk; 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.