Japanese symbol for “curve”
曲線
きょくせん
Romaji: kyokusen
curve
In Japanese, curve is 曲線, read きょくせん (kyokusen).
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 curve
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “curve”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カーブ | カーブ kaabu | curve; turn; bend |
| 湾曲 | わんきょく wankyoku | curve; bend; crook |
| 曲がる | まがる magaru | to bend; to curve; to warp |
| 曲げる | まげる mageru | to bend; to crook; to bow |
| 切れる | きれる kireru | to curve; to veer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
| 楽曲 | がっきょく gakkyoku | musical composition; tune |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama; play |
| 新曲 | しんきょく shinkyoku | new (musical) composition; new piece; new song |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく koukyoukyoku | symphony |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
See also: Chinese symbol for “curve”.
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.