Japanese symbol for “meridian”
子午線
しごせん
Romaji: shigosen
meridian
In Japanese, meridian is 子午線, read しごせん (shigosen).
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 meridian (geogr)
- n meridian (astron)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meridian”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 経絡 | けいらく keiraku | meridian (in traditional Chinese medicine) |
| メリディアン | メリディアン meridian | meridian |
| 経線 | けいせん keisen | meridian; longitude |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
| 男子 | だんし danshi | boy |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 様子 | ようす yousu | state (of affairs); situation; circumstances |
| 午後 | ごご gogo | afternoon; p.m. |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
See also: Chinese symbol for “meridian”.
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.