Japanese symbol for “islam”
回
かい
Romaji: kai
counter for occurrences
In Japanese, islam is 回, read かい (kai).
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
- ctr counter for occurrences
- n a time; an instance
- n inning (baseball); round; game
- n, n-suf episode; chapter; instalment
- n Hui (people)
- n Islam
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “islam”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| イスラム教 | イスラムきょう isuramukyou | Islam |
| イスラム | イスラム isuramu | Islam |
| 回教 | かいきょう kaikyou | Islam |
| 清真教 | せいしんきょう seishinkyou | Islam (in China) |
| 回回教 | フイフイきょう fuifuikyou | Islam |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
See also: Chinese symbol for “islam”.
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.