Japanese symbol for “kanji”
漢字
かんじ
Romaji: kanji
kanji; Chinese character
In Japanese, kanji is 漢字, read かんじ (kanji).
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 kanji; Chinese character
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “kanji”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古文 | こもん komon | kanji |
| 真名 | まな mana | kanji (as opposed to kana) |
| 本字 | ほんじ honji | kanji (as opposed to kana) |
| 男手 | おとこで otokode | kanji |
| 古文字 | こもじ komoji | kanji (as opposed to kana) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痴漢 | ちかん chikan | molester; groper; masher |
| 漢方薬 | かんぽうやく kanpouyaku | Chinese herbal medicine |
| 漢文 | かんぶん kanbun | Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics |
| 漢方 | かんぽう kanpou | kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine |
| 漢詩 | かんし kanshi | Chinese poem; Chinese poetry |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 数字 | すうじ suuji | numeral; digit; numeric character |
| 赤字 | あかじ akaji | (being in) the red; deficit |
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.