Japanese symbol for “fasting”
断食
だんじき
Romaji: danjiki
fasting; fast
In Japanese, fasting is 断食, read だんじき (danjiki).
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
- n, vi, vs fasting; fast
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fasting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絶食 | ぜっしょく zesshoku | fasting |
| 空腹時 | くうふくじ kuufukuji | fasting |
| 不食 | ふしょく fushoku | fasting |
| 絶飲食 | ぜついんしょく zetsuinshoku | fasting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 判断 | はんだん handan | judgment; judgement; decision |
| 診断 | しんだん shindan | diagnosis; medical examination |
| 決断 | けつだん ketsudan | decision; determination |
| 無断 | むだん mudan | absence of permission; lack of permission |
| 中断 | ちゅうだん chuudan | interruption; suspension; break |
| 断念 | だんねん dannen | abandoning (hope, plans); giving up |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
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.