Japanese symbol for “idiomatic”
慣用的
かんようてき
Romaji: kan'youteki
customary; usual; common; ordinary
In Japanese, idiomatic is 慣用的, read かんようてき (kan'youteki).
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
- adj-na customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 習慣 | しゅうかん shuukan | habit |
| 慣れ | なれ nare | practice; experience; habituation |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう kanshuu | custom; convention; common practice |
| 慣れる | なれる nareru | to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with |
| 不慣れ | ふなれ funare | inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed |
| 慣例 | かんれい kanrei | custom; practice; convention |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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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