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Japanese symbol for “grandstand”

Romaji: kanranseki
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating

In Japanese, grandstand is , read (kanranseki).

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 bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating

Kanji and stroke order

outlook, look, appearance
on: カン
kun: み.る、しめ.す
18 strokes · JLPT 2
perusal, see
on: ラン
kun: み.る
17 strokes · JLPT 1
seat, mat, occasion
on: セキ
kun: むしろ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “grandstand”

WordReadingMeaning
グランドスタンド gurandosutandograndstand
メインスタンド meinsutandomain stand; grandstand

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんこう kankousightseeing; tourism
かんそく kansokuobservation; survey; measurement
かんさつ kansatsuobservation; survey; watching
かんきゃく kankyakuspectator; audience
きゃっかん kyakkanobjectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
がいかん gaikanoutward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show
えつらん etsuraninspection; reading; perusal
ごらん goran(please) try to
しゅっせき shussekiattendance; presence; appearance

See also: Chinese symbol for “grandstand”.

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.

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