Japanese symbol for “extramarital”
婚外
こんがい
Romaji: kongai
extramarital (e.g. sex)
In Japanese, extramarital is 婚外, read こんがい (kongai).
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
- adj-f extramarital (e.g. sex)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結婚 | けっこん kekkon | marriage |
| 離婚 | りこん rikon | divorce |
| 婚約 | こんやく kon'yaku | engagement; betrothal |
| 結婚式 | けっこんしき kekkonshiki | marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials |
| 新婚 | しんこん shinkon | newly-wed; newly married |
| 未婚 | みこん mikon | unmarried; not yet married |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
See also: Chinese symbol for “extramarital”.
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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