Japanese symbol for “orphanage”
孤児院
こじいん
Romaji: kojiin
orphanage
In Japanese, orphanage is 孤児院, read こじいん (kojiin).
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 orphanage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “orphanage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 育児院 | いくじいん ikujiin | orphanage; nursery school |
| 児童養護施設 | じどうようごしせつ jidouyougoshisetsu | orphanage; children's home |
| 養護施設 | ようごしせつ yougoshisetsu | children's home; child care institution; orphanage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 孤立 | こりつ koritsu | isolation; being alone; being friendless |
| 孤児 | こじ koji | orphan |
| 孤島 | ことう kotou | solitary island; isolated island |
| 孤高 | ここう kokou | aloof; proudly independent; standing apart |
| 孤軍 | こぐん kogun | lone (isolated) force; forlorn force |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
| 幼児 | ようじ youji | young child; toddler |
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
See also: Chinese symbol for “orphanage”.
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.