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Japanese symbol for “joel”

Romaji: yoerusho
Joel (book of the Bible)

In Japanese, joel is , read (yoerusho).

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 Joel (book of the Bible)

Kanji and stroke order

write
on: ショ
kun: か.く、-が.き、-がき
10 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんしょ bunshodocument; writing; letter
しょせき shosekibook; publication
しょるい shoruidocument; papers
としょかん toshokanlibrary
しょてん shotenbookshop; bookstore
きょうかしょ kyoukashotextbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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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