Japanese symbol for “feng”
鳳
ほう
Romaji: hou
feng (male Chinese firebird)
In Japanese, feng is 鳳, read ほう (hou).
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 feng (male Chinese firebird)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “feng”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雷火豊 | らいかほう raikahou | feng (hexagram 55 of the I Ching: abundance) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳳凰 | ほうおう houou | Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix |
| 白鳳 | はくほう hakuhou | white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird |
| 鳳仙花 | ほうせんか housenka | (garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not |
| 鳳雛 | ほうすう housuu | gifted young person who shows much promise |
| 鳳輦 | ほうれん houren | imperial carriage |
| 鳳駕 | ほうが houga | imperial carriage |
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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