Japanese symbol for “followers”
配下
はいか
Romaji: haika
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
In Japanese, followers is 配下, read はいか (haika).
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 followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “followers”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取り巻き | とりまき torimaki | followers; hangers-on |
| 身内 | みうち miuchi | followers; henchmen |
| 一門 | いちもん ichimon | sect; school; adherents |
| 郎党 | ろうどう roudou | vassals; retainers; followers |
| 隷下 | れいか reika | subordinates; followers |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
| 支配 | しはい shihai | rule; domination; control |
| 配置 | はいち haichi | arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing |
| 配慮 | はいりょ hairyo | consideration; concern; attention |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 気配 | けはい kehai | indication; sign; hint |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
See also: Chinese symbol for “followers”.
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