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Japanese symbol for “panel”

Romaji: hame
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting

In Japanese, panel is , read (hame).

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 panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
  2. n plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
on: ウ
kun: は、わ、はね
6 strokes · JLPT 2
eye, class, look
on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “panel”

WordReadingMeaning
パネル panerupanel
い icommittee; commission; board
ばん banboard; panel; plate
いいんかい iinkaicommittee; commission; board
かがみいた kagamiitapanel; scene-panel

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はおり haorihaori (Japanese formal coat)
はごろも hagoromoangel's raiment; robe of feathers
うもう umoufeather; plume; plumage
しらは shirahawhite feather
うか ukaemergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation

See also: Chinese symbol for “panel”.

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.