Japanese symbol for “liberty”
自由
じゆう
Romaji: jiyuu
freedom; liberty
In Japanese, liberty is 自由, read じゆう (jiyuu).
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
- adj-na, n freedom; liberty
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “liberty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リバティ | リバティ ribati | liberty |
| 不羈 | ふき fuki | freedom; liberty; independence |
| 呼吸点 | こきゅうてん kokyuuten | liberty (of a stone) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 経由 | けいゆ keiyu | going through; going via; going by way of |
| 由来 | ゆらい yurai | origin; source; history |
See also: Chinese symbol for “liberty”.
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.