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Japanese symbol for “distal”

Romaji: en'i
distal

In Japanese, distal is , read (en'i).

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. adj-no, n distal (anat)

Kanji and stroke order

distant, far
on: エン、オン
kun: とお.い
13 strokes · JLPT 3
rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいえん eieneternity; perpetuity; permanence
えんりょ enryoreserve; constraint; restraint
とおい tooifar; distant; far away
ぼうえんきょう bouenkyoutelescope
えんせい ensei(military) expedition; campaign
けいえん keienpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
いち ichiplace; position; location
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

See also: Chinese symbol for “distal”.

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.

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