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Japanese symbol for “ligament”

Romaji: jintai
ligament

In Japanese, ligament is , read (jintai).

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 ligament (anat)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ligament”

WordReadingMeaning
かんまく kanmakuligament

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)
ちたい chitaizone; area; belt
せたい setaihousehold; family
れんたい rentaisolidarity
ねったい nettaitropics
いったい ittaiwhole area; whole region

See also: Chinese symbol for “ligament”.

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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