Japanese symbol for “diet”
議会
ぎかい
Romaji: gikai
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
In Japanese, diet is 議会, read ぎかい (gikai).
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Meanings
- n congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “diet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | diet |
| ダイエット | ダイエット daietto | diet; dieting |
| 食生活 | しょくせいかつ shokuseikatsu | eating habits; diet; dietary pattern |
| 議院 | ぎいん giin | parliament; congress; diet |
| カロリーオフ | カロリーオフ karoriiofu | diet; low calorie; reduced calorie |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 協議 | きょうぎ kyougi | conference; consultation; discussion |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “diet”.
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.