Japanese symbol for “influence”
影響
えいきょう
Romaji: eikyou
influence; effect; impact
In Japanese, influence is 影響, read えいきょう (eikyou).
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, vi, vs influence; effect; impact
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “influence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
| 権力 | けんりょく kenryoku | (political) power; authority; influence |
| 関係 | かんけい kankei | influence; effect |
| 顔 | かお kao | influence; notoriety; trust |
| 光 | ひかり hikari | influence; power |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion); photographing; filming |
| 面影 | おもかげ omokage | face; looks; countenance |
| 幻影 | げんえい gen'ei | phantom; vision; illusion |
| 投影 | とうえい touei | projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection |
| 人影 | ひとかげ hitokage | figure of a person; figures of people |
| 反響 | はんきょう hankyou | echo; reverberation |
| 音響 | おんきょう onkyou | sound; noise; audio |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく koukyoukyoku | symphony |
See also: Chinese symbol for “influence”.
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.