Japanese symbol for “ken”
間
けん
Romaji: ken
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m)
In Japanese, ken is 間, read けん (ken).
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 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m)
- ctr counter used to number the gaps between pillars
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ken”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視界 | しかい shikai | field of vision; visibility; view |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 仲間 | なかま nakama | companion; fellow; friend |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake; error; blunder |
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.