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Japanese symbol for “glance”

Romaji: hitome
glance; look; glimpse

In Japanese, glance is , read (hitome).

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 glance; look; glimpse
  2. n complete view; bird's-eye view

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4
eye, class, look
on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “glance”

WordReadingMeaning
いっけん ikkenlook; glimpse; glance
いちらん ichiranlook; glance; sight
しせん shisenone's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking)
め melook; stare; gaze
いちべつ ichibetsua glance; a look; a glimpse

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place
ひとつ hitotsuone
いっぱん ippangeneral; universal
いちぶ ichibuone part; one portion; one section
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “glance”.

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.