Japanese symbol for “informal”
非公式
ひこうしき
Romaji: hikoushiki
informal; unofficial
In Japanese, informal is 非公式, read ひこうしき (hikoushiki).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n informal; unofficial
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “informal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy; simple; informal |
| 略式 | りゃくしき ryakushiki | informal; simplified |
| 柔らか | やわらか yawaraka | informal; light; flexible (e.g. thinking) |
| 内々 | うちうち uchiuchi | private; confidential; informal |
| カジュアル | カジュアル kajuaru | casual; informal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly; without fail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
| 非公開 | ひこうかい hikoukai | private; non-public; secret |
| 非行 | ひこう hikou | delinquency; misconduct |
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “informal”.
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.