Japanese symbol for “diplomat”
外交官
がいこうかん
Romaji: gaikoukan
diplomat
In Japanese, diplomat is 外交官, read がいこうかん (gaikoukan).
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 diplomat
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “diplomat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外交使節 | がいこうしせつ gaikoushisetsu | diplomat |
| 外交家 | がいこうか gaikouka | diplomat; diplomatic person |
| 交際官 | こうさいかん kousaikan | diplomat; diplomatist |
| ディプロマット | ディプロマット dipuromatto | diplomat |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 以外 | いがい igai | excluding; except (for); apart from |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy |
| 意外 | いがい igai | unexpected; surprising; unanticipated |
| 外部 | がいぶ gaibu | outside (e.g. of a building); exterior |
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “diplomat”.
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.