Japanese symbol for “fraternity”
倶楽部
クラブ
Romaji: kurabu
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
In Japanese, fraternity is 倶楽部, read クラブ (kurabu).
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 club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
Written forms: 倶楽部、倶樂部、俱樂部、俱楽部. Readings: クラブ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fraternity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 友愛 | ゆうあい yuuai | fraternity; friendship |
| 博愛 | はくあい hakuai | charity; benevolence; philanthropy |
| 交遊 | こうゆう kouyuu | friendship; companionship; fraternity |
| 同人 | どうじん doujin | coterie; clique; fraternity |
| フラタニティ | フラタニティ furataniti | fraternity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不倶戴天 | ふぐたいてん fugutaiten | cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy) |
| 倶者 | くしゃ kusha | Buddhist sect originating in the seventh century |
| 倶発 | ぐはつ guhatsu | concurrence |
| 倶舎宗 | くしゃしゅう kushashuu | Kusha Sect |
| 倶伎羅 | くきら kukira | Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ tanoshimi | enjoyment; pleasure; amusement |
| 楽しい | たのしい tanoshii | enjoyable; fun; pleasant |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fraternity”.
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.