Japanese symbol for “leaders”
幹部
かんぶ
Romaji: kanbu
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership
In Japanese, leaders is 幹部, read かんぶ (kanbu).
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 management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “leaders”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リーダー | リーダー riidaa | leaders; dotted line; ellipsis |
| 首脳陣 | しゅのうじん shunoujin | leaders; (the) leadership |
| 上位陣 | じょういじん jouijin | top-ranked players; leaders; frontrunners |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 幹事 | かんじ kanji | executive secretary; coordinator; organizer |
| 根幹 | こんかん konkan | foundation; root; basis |
| 基幹 | きかん kikan | mainstay; nucleus; key |
| 幹線 | かんせん kansen | main line; trunk line |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
See also: Chinese symbol for “leaders”.
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.