Japanese symbol for “enthusiasts”
界隈
かいわい
Romaji: kaiwai
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
In Japanese, enthusiasts is 界隈, read かいわい (kaiwai).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
- n, n-suf community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
Written forms: 界隈、界わい. Readings: かいわい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit; bound |
| 境界 | きょうかい kyoukai | boundary; border; limit |
| 政界 | せいかい seikai | (world of) politics; political world; political circles |
| 財界 | ざいかい zaikai | financial world; business circles |
| 隈取り | くまどり kumadori | shading; (colour) gradation |
| 隈なく | くまなく kumanaku | all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny |
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.