Japanese symbol for “interview”
会見
かいけん
Romaji: kaiken
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
In Japanese, interview is 会見, read かいけん (kaiken).
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 interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “interview”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 面談 | めんだん mendan | interview |
| インタビュー | インタビュー intabyuu | interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.) |
| 面会 | めんかい menkai | meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 会場 | かいじょう kaijou | assembly hall; meeting place; venue |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
See also: Chinese symbol for “interview”.
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.