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Japanese symbol for “divination”

Romaji: handan
judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion

In Japanese, divination is , read (handan).

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, vs, vt judgment; judgement; decision; conclusion; adjudication
  2. n, vs, vt divination
  3. n judgement (math)

Kanji and stroke order

judgement, judgment, signature
on: ハン、バン
kun: わか.る
7 strokes · JLPT 2
severance, decline, refuse
on: ダン
kun: た.つ、ことわ.る、さだ.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “divination”

WordReadingMeaning
うらない uranaifortune-telling; divination
よけん yokenforesight; foreknowledge; divination
うら urafortune-telling; divination
しゅうえき shuuekidivination (based on the Book of Changes)
せんぽう senpoudivination

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひはん hihancriticism; judgement; judgment
さいばん saibantrial; judgement; judgment
はんけつ hanketsujudicial decision; judgement; judgment
さいばんしょ saibanshocourt; courthouse
ひょうばん hyoubanreputation; (public) estimation; popularity
しんだん shindandiagnosis; medical examination
けつだん ketsudandecision; determination
むだん mudanabsence of permission; lack of permission

See also: Chinese symbol for “divination”.

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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