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Japanese symbol for “radiate”

Romaji: wakarederu
to branch out; to diverge; to radiate

In Japanese, radiate is , read (wakarederu).

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. v1 to branch out; to diverge; to radiate

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4
exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out

See also: Chinese symbol for “radiate”.

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.