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Japanese symbol for “interface”

Romaji: kaimen
interface

In Japanese, interface is , read (kaimen).

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 interface

Kanji and stroke order

world, boundary
on: カイ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
mask, face, features
on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “interface”

WordReadingMeaning
インタフェース intafeesuinterface
いんようしよう in'youshiyouinterface
アイ・エフ ai・efuinterface

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
ぎょうかい gyoukaibusiness world; business circles; (the) industry
げんかい genkailimit; bound
きょうかい kyoukaiboundary; border; limit
せいかい seikai(world of) politics; political world; political circles
ざいかい zaikaifinancial world; business circles
がめん gamenscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
めんどう mendoutrouble; bother

See also: Chinese symbol for “interface”.

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.