Japanese symbol for “mild”
穏やか
おだやか
Romaji: odayaka
calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful
In Japanese, mild is 穏やか, read おだやか (odayaka).
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
- adj-na calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild
- adj-na moderate; reasonable; amicable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mild”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温暖 | おんだん ondan | warm; mild; temperate |
| 和やか | なごやか nagoyaka | mild; calm; gentle |
| 暖かい | あたたかい atatakai | warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot |
| 温和 | おんわ onwa | mild (climate); temperate; clement |
| 甘い | あまい amai | mild |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平穏 | へいおん heion | tranquil; calm; restful |
| 穏健 | おんけん onken | moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible |
| 不穏 | ふおん fuon | disquieting; threatening; turbulent |
| 穏便 | おんびん onbin | gentle; peaceable; amicable |
| 穏当 | おんとう ontou | proper; reasonable; right |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mild”.
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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