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Japanese symbol for “dating”

Romaji: hizuke
date; dating

In Japanese, dating is , read (hizuke).

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 date; dating

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

day, sun, Japan
on: ニチ、ジツ
kun: ひ、-び、-か
4 strokes · JLPT 4
adhere, attach, refer to
on: フ
kun: つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “dating”

WordReadingMeaning
こうさい kousai(romantic) involvement; dating
ねんだいそくてい nendaisokuteiage determination; dating

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょう kyoutoday; this day
にほん nihonJapan
まいにち mainichievery day; daily
あした ashitatomorrow
きのう kinouyesterday
にちじょう nichijoueveryday; daily; ordinary
ふきん fukinneighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
ふぞく fuzokubeing attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to)

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.