Japanese symbol for “reassurance”
安堵
あんど
Romaji: ando
relief; reassurance
In Japanese, reassurance is 安堵, read あんど (ando).
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, vi, vs relief; reassurance
- n, vs, vt recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.)
- n, vi, vs living safely surrounded by walls
Written forms: 安堵、安ど. Readings: あんど.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reassurance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元気づけ | げんきづけ genkizuke | pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安全 | あんぜん anzen | safety; security |
| 安心 | あんしん anshin | peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 安定 | あんてい antei | stability; steadiness; consistency |
| 不安定 | ふあんてい fuantei | instability; insecurity; crankiness |
| 保安 | ほあん hoan | peace preservation; security |
| 本領安堵 | ほんりょうあんど honryouando | recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods) |
| 安堵感 | あんどかん andokan | sense of relief; feeling of relief |
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