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Japanese symbol for “fishermen”

Romaji: gyomin
fishermen

In Japanese, fishermen is , read (gyomin).

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 fishermen

Kanji and stroke order

fishing, fishery
on: ギョ、リョウ
kun: あさ.る
14 strokes · JLPT 2
people, nation, subjects
on: ミン
kun: たみ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎょぎょう gyogyoufishing industry; fishery
ぎょせん gyosenfishing boat
りょうし ryoushifisherman
ぎょそん gyosonfishing village
ぎょかく gyokakufishery; fishing; catch
ぎょこう gyokoufishing harbour; fishing harbor
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
しみん shimincitizen (of a country); citizenry

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.