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Japanese symbol for “genial”

Romaji: nagoyaka
mild; calm; gentle; quiet

In Japanese, genial is , read (nagoyaka).

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. adj-na mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

Kanji and stroke order

harmony, Japanese style, peace
on: ワ、オ、カ
kun: やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “genial”

WordReadingMeaning
あたたかい atatakaiconsiderate; kind; genial
あたたか atatakawarm; mild; genial
こんとく kontokucordial; kind; warm

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へいわ heiwapeace; harmony
しょうわ shouwaShōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
かんわ kanwarelief; mitigation; alleviation
わかい wakaireconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation
わへい waheipeace
ちょうわ chouwaharmony; accord; reconciliation

See also: Chinese symbol for “genial”.

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.