Japanese symbol for “momentous”
緊要
きんよう
Romaji: kin'you
momentous; exigent; urgent; important
In Japanese, momentous is 緊要, read きんよう (kin'you).
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, n momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “momentous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記念すべき | きねんすべき kinensubeki | commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension; strain; nervousness |
| 緊迫 | きんぱく kinpaku | tension; strain |
| 緊密 | きんみつ kinmitsu | rigour; rigor; closeness |
| 緊縮 | きんしゅく kinshuku | tightening; shrinkage; contraction |
| 緊縛 | きんばく kinbaku | binding tightly; tight binding |
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
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.