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Japanese symbol for “iff”

Romaji: toukaenzan
equivalence operation; IF-AND-ONLY-IF operation; IFF

In Japanese, iff is , read (toukaenzan).

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 equivalence operation; IF-AND-ONLY-IF operation; IFF (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

etc., and so forth, class (first)
on: トウ
kun: ひと.しい、など、-ら
12 strokes · JLPT 2
value, price
on: カ、ケ
kun: あたい
8 strokes · JLPT 2
performance, act, play
on: エン
14 strokes · JLPT 2
calculate, divining, number
on: サン
kun: そろ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “iff”

WordReadingMeaning
てきみかたしきべつ tekimikatashikibetsuIdentification, Friend or Foe; IFF

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうとう koutouhigh class; high grade
びょうどう byoudouequality; impartiality; evenness
どうとう doutouequality; equal; same rights
たいとう taitouequality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
きんとう kintouequal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
いっとう ittoufirst class; first rank; first grade
ひょうか hyoukavaluation; appraisal; evaluation
かち kachivalue; worth; merit
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
けいさん keisancalculation; computation; reckoning

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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