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Japanese symbol for “incidental”

Romaji: futai
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary

In Japanese, incidental is , read (futai).

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. adj-no, n, vi incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

adhere, attach, refer to
on: フ
kun: つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け
5 strokes · JLPT 2
sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “incidental”

WordReadingMeaning
ぐうはつ guuhatsusudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
じゅう juusubordinate; secondary; junior
ふたいてき futaitekiincidental; secondary; accessory
ぐうはつてき guuhatsutekiaccidental; incidental; occasional
じゅうたる juutarusubordinate; secondary; junior

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふきん fukinneighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
ふぞく fuzokubeing attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to)
つきあい tsukiaiassociation; socializing; socialising
うけつけ uketsukereception (desk); information desk; receptionist
きふ kifucontribution; donation
ひづけ hizukedate; dating
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)
ちたい chitaizone; area; belt

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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