Japanese symbol for “council”
会議
かいぎ
Romaji: kaigi
meeting; conference; session; assembly
In Japanese, council is 会議, read かいぎ (kaigi).
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, vi, vs meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “council”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市役所 | しやくしょ shiyakusho | municipal office; council; city hall |
| 区役所 | くやくしょ kuyakusho | ward office; council (regional) |
| 評定 | ひょうじょう hyoujou | council; conference; consultation |
| カウンシル | カウンシル kaunshiru | council |
| 参事会 | さんじかい sanjikai | council |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 会場 | かいじょう kaijou | assembly hall; meeting place; venue |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
| 議会 | ぎかい gikai | congress; parliament; diet |
See also: Chinese symbol for “council”.
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.