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Japanese symbol for “ima”

Romaji: iwatekenritsubijutsukan
Iwate Museum of Art; IMA

In Japanese, ima is , read (iwatekenritsubijutsukan).

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 Iwate Museum of Art; IMA

Kanji and stroke order

boulder, rock, cliff
on: ガン
kun: いわ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
prefecture
on: ケン
kun: か.ける
9 strokes · JLPT 3
stand up, rise, set up
on: リツ、リュウ、リットル
kun: た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる
5 strokes · JLPT 4
beauty, beautiful
on: ビ、ミ
kun: うつく.しい
9 strokes · JLPT 2
art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
building, mansion, large building
on: カン
kun: やかた、たて
16 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようがん youganlava
がんばん ganbanbedrock
がんしょう ganshoureef
いわや iwayacave; cavern; grotto
がんせき gansekirock
いわやま iwayamarocky mountain
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
けんりつ kenritsuprefectural; managed by a prefectural government
たちば tachibaposition; situation
うつくしい utsukushiibeautiful; pretty; lovely
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering
としょかん toshokanlibrary

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.