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Japanese symbol for “harbouring”

Romaji: kyokuhi
harboring (a criminal); harbouring

In Japanese, harbouring is , read (kyokuhi).

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, vs, vt harboring (a criminal); harbouring

Kanji and stroke order

bend, music, melody
on: キョク
kun: ま.がる、ま.げる、くま
6 strokes · JLPT 2
protect, shield, defend
on: ヒ
kun: ひさし、おお.う、かば.う
7 strokes

Other Japanese words for “harbouring”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうかい houkaiharboring; harbouring; cherishing
ぞうとく zoutokuconcealment; shelter; harboring

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さっきょく sakkyokucomposition (of music); setting; writing music
きょくせん kyokusencurve
がっきょく gakkyokumusical composition; tune
ぎきょく gikyokudrama; play
しんきょく shinkyokunew (musical) composition; new piece; new song
こうきょうきょく koukyoukyokusymphony
ひご higopatronage; protection
かばう kabauto protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend

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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