Japanese symbol for “harmonic”
倍音
ばいおん
Romaji: baion
(harmonic) overtone; harmonic; harmonic partial
In Japanese, harmonic is 倍音, read ばいおん (baion).
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
- n (harmonic) overtone; harmonic; harmonic partial (music, physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “harmonic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調波 | ちょうは chouha | harmonic (wave) |
| 高調波 | こうちょうは kouchouha | harmonic |
| ハーモニック | ハーモニック haamonikku | harmonic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倍率 | ばいりつ bairitsu | magnification; leverage; amplification |
| 倍増 | ばいぞう baizou | doubling; double |
| 人一倍 | ひといちばい hitoichibai | (much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely |
| 倍加 | ばいか baika | doubling |
| 倍額 | ばいがく baigaku | double amount |
| 倍数 | ばいすう baisuu | multiple |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
See also: Chinese symbol for “harmonic”.
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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