Japanese symbol for “merging”
併合
へいごう
Romaji: heigou
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding
In Japanese, merging is 併合, read へいごう (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
- n, vi, vs merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “merging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合流 | ごうりゅう gouryuu | joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up |
| マージ | マージ maaji | merge; merging |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合併 | がっぺい gappei | merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union |
| 併用 | へいよう heiyou | combined use; using together (with); using jointly |
| 併記 | へいき heiki | writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both |
| 併設 | へいせつ heisetsu | joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition |
| 併発 | へいはつ heihatsu | concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness) |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; 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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