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Japanese symbol for “ne”

Romaji: koyuuhyougen
named entity; NE

In Japanese, ne is , read (koyuuhyougen).

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 named entity; NE (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

harden, set, clot
on: コ
kun: かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
8 strokes · JLPT 2
possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
surface, table, chart
on: ヒョウ
kun: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
present, existing, actual
on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こてい koteifixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing
こゆう koyuucharacteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in)
がんこ gankostubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
かためる katameruto harden; to freeze; to strengthen
かため katamehardening; fortifying
こたい kotaisolid (body); solid matter; solid-state
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
げんざい genzaithe present; present time; now

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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