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Japanese symbol for “ecclesiastes”

Romaji: koheretonokotoba
Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible); words of Qohelet

In Japanese, ecclesiastes is , read (koheretonokotoba).

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 Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible); words of Qohelet

Kanji and stroke order

say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4
leaf, plane, lobe
on: ヨウ
kun: は
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
せんげん sengendeclaration; proclamation; announcement
げんご gengolanguage
ひとこと hitokotosingle word; a few words; brief comment
こうよう kouyouleaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours
えはがき ehagakipicture postcard

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.