Japanese symbol for “jasper”
碧玉
へきぎょく
Romaji: hekigyoku
jasper
In Japanese, jasper is 碧玉, read へきぎょく (hekigyoku).
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 jasper (min)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “jasper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ジャスパー | ジャスパー jasupaa | jasper |
| 赤玉 | あかだま akadama | red ball; amber; jasper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紺碧 | こんぺき konpeki | deep blue; azure |
| 碧眼 | へきがん hekigan | blue eyes |
| 碧海 | へきかい hekikai | blue sea; blue expanse of water |
| 碧空 | へきくう hekikuu | blue sky; azure sky |
| 三碧 | さんぺき sanpeki | third of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and east) |
| 目玉 | めだま medama | eyeball |
| お年玉 | おとしだま otoshidama | New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors) |
| 埼玉 | さいたま saitama | Saitama (city, prefecture) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “jasper”.
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.