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Japanese symbol for “rally”

Romaji: taikai
mass meeting; convention; rally; conference

In Japanese, rally is , read (taikai).

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 mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering
  2. n tournament; competition; contest; meet
  3. n grand event

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “rally”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうかい shuukaimeeting; assembly; gathering
まきかえし makikaeshirally; recovery; comeback
はんぱつ hanpatsurally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
さいき saikicomeback; recovery; restoration
ラリー rariirally

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session

See also: Chinese symbol for “rally”.

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.