Japanese symbol for “housemate”
同居人
どうきょにん
Romaji: doukyonin
person living with a family; lodger
In Japanese, housemate is 同居人, read どうきょにん (doukyonin).
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 person living with a family; lodger
- n housemate; flatmate; roommate
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 居る | おる oru | to be (animate); to be; to exist |
| 芝居 | しばい shibai | play; drama |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
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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