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Japanese symbol for “gymnasium”

Romaji: taiikukan
gymnasium

In Japanese, gymnasium is , read (taiikukan).

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 gymnasium

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3
bring up, grow up, raise
on: イク
kun: そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む
8 strokes · JLPT 2
building, mansion, large building
on: カン
kun: やかた、たて
16 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “gymnasium”

WordReadingMeaning
ジム jimugym; gymnasium
ギムナジウム gimunajiumugymnasium
たいそうじょう taisoujougymnasium; drill ground
けいこば keikobatraining room (hall); gymnasium
スポーツクラブ supootsukurabugym; gymnasium

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
たいけん taiken(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience
いったい ittai(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
たいせい taiseiorder; system; structure
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
きょういく kyouikueducation; schooling; training
たいいく taiikuphysical education; PE; gym (class)
としょかん toshokanlibrary

See also: Chinese symbol for “gymnasium”.

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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