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Japanese symbol for “est”

Romaji: toubuhyoujunji
Eastern Standard Time; EST

In Japanese, est is , read (toubuhyoujunji).

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 Eastern Standard Time; EST

Kanji and stroke order

east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
signpost, seal, mark
on: ヒョウ
kun: しるべ、しるし
15 strokes · JLPT 2
semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
on: ジュン
kun: じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり
13 strokes · JLPT 2
time, hour
on: ジ
kun: とき、-どき
10 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうきょう toukyouTokyo
とうざい touzaieast and west
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
とうぶ toubueastern part; the east (of a region)
ほくとう hokutounortheast
とうほく touhokunorth-east
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
じゅんび junbipreparation; arrangements; getting ready
じかん jikantime

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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