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Japanese symbol for “manning”

Romaji: haijou
manning (e.g. vessel)

In Japanese, manning is , read (haijou).

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, vs manning (e.g. vessel)

Kanji and stroke order

distribute, spouse, exile
on: ハイ
kun: くば.る
10 strokes · JLPT 2
ride, power, multiplication
on: ジョウ、ショウ
kun: の.る、-の.り、の.せる
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんぱい shinpaiworry; concern; anxiety
しはい shihairule; domination; control
はいち haichiarrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing
はいりょ hairyoconsideration; concern; attention
はいふ haifudistribution
けはい kehaiindication; sign; hint
のりかえ norikaetransfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection
じょうきゃく joukyakupassenger

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.