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Japanese symbol for “mote”

Romaji: bihen
(fine) particle; fleck; mote

In Japanese, mote is , read (bihen).

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 (fine) particle; fleck; mote

Kanji and stroke order

delicate, minuteness, insignificance
on: ビ
kun: かす.か
13 strokes · JLPT 1
one-sided, leaf, sheet
on: ヘン
kun: かた-、かた
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びみょう bimyousubtle; delicate; fine
けんびきょう kenbikyoumicroscope
びしょう bishousmile
びせいぶつ biseibutsumicrobe; germ
びねつ binetsuslight fever
びしょう bishoumicroscopic
かたて katateone hand
かたほう katahouone side; one party; the other side

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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