Japanese symbol for “free”
無料
むりょう
Romaji: muryou
free (of charge); gratuitous
In Japanese, free is 無料, read むりょう (muryou).
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
- adj-no, n free (of charge); gratuitous
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “free”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フリー | フリー furii | free (of restraint, controls, etc.) |
| 自由自在 | じゆうじざい jiyuujizai | free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery |
| 暇 | ひま hima | free; not busy; unoccupied |
| 随意 | ずいい zuii | voluntary; optional; free |
| 無償 | むしょう mushou | free (of charge) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 料理 | りょうり ryouri | cooking; cookery; cuisine |
| 資料 | しりょう shiryou | material; materials; data |
| 料金 | りょうきん ryoukin | fee; charge; fare |
See also: Chinese symbol for “free”.
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.