Japanese symbol for “continual”
引っ切り無し
ひっきりなし
Romaji: hikkirinashi
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant
In Japanese, continual is 引っ切り無し, read ひっきりなし (hikkirinashi).
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
- adj-na, adj-no continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
Written forms: 引っ切り無し、引っ切りなし、ひっきり無し、引切り無し. Readings: ひっきりなし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “continual”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 頻り | しきり shikiri | frequent; continual; constant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき hikitsuzuki | continuously; continually; without a break |
| 引用 | いんよう in'you | quotation; citation; reference |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
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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