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Japanese symbol for “ise”

Romaji: ise
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)

In Japanese, ise is , read (ise).

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. n Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures)
  2. n Ise (city)

Kanji and stroke order

Italy, that one
on: イ
kun: かれ
6 strokes · JLPT 1
forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だて dateelegance; dandyism; sophistication
いず izuIzu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
いせたん isetanIsetan (department store)
いが igaIga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
いよ iyoIyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position
せいりょく seiryokuinfluence; power; might
いきおい ikioiforce; vigor; vigour

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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