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Japanese symbol for “hiatus”

Romaji: rekkou
hiatus; hiascent; esophageal hiatus; lyrifissure

In Japanese, hiatus is , read (rekkou).

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 hiatus; hiascent; esophageal hiatus; lyrifissure; hole

Kanji and stroke order

split, rend, tear
on: レツ
kun: さ.く、さ.ける、-ぎ.れ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
cavity, hole, slit
on: コウ、ク
kun: あな
4 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “hiatus”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼいんせつぞく boinsetsuzokuhiatus
かつどうきゅうし katsudoukyuushihiatus (from work; esp. in a creative field)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんれつ bunretsusplit; division; break up
はれつ haretsubursting; rupture; explosion
きれつ kiretsucrack; crevice; fissure
けつれつ ketsuretsubreakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
さけめ sakemetear; rip; rent
かくぶんれつ kakubunretsunuclear fission
こうし koushiConfucius
どうこう doukoupupil (of the eye)

See also: Chinese symbol for “hiatus”.

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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