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Japanese symbol for “melding”

Romaji: heigou
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding

In Japanese, melding is , read (heigou).

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, vi, vs merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation

Kanji and stroke order

join, get together, unite
on: ヘイ
kun: あわ.せる
8 strokes · JLPT 1
fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “melding”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうちゃく yuuchakufusion; bonding; melding

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がっぺい gappeimerger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union
へいよう heiyoucombined use; using together (with); using jointly
へいき heikiwriting side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
へいせつ heisetsujoint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition
へいはつ heihatsuconcurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
しあい shiaimatch; game; bout
そうごう sougousynthesis; combination; integration

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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