Japanese symbol for “rebuilding”
再建
さいけん
Romaji: saiken
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
In Japanese, rebuilding is 再建, read さいけん (saiken).
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, vs, vt rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
- n, vs, vt protoform reconstruction (ling)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rebuilding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 復興 | ふっこう fukkou | revival; reconstruction; restoration |
| 改築 | かいちく kaichiku | structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding |
| 建て替え | たてかえ tatekae | rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection |
| 建て直し | たてなおし tatenaoshi | re-erection; rebuilding |
| 更生 | こうせい kousei | rebirth; regeneration; reorganization |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再生 | さいせい saisei | restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation |
| 再び | ふたたび futatabi | again; once more; a second time |
| 再開 | さいかい saikai | reopening; resumption; restarting |
| 再度 | さいど saido | a second time; again; once more |
| 再会 | さいかい saikai | meeting again; reunion |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 建設 | けんせつ kensetsu | construction; establishment |
| 建築 | けんちく kenchiku | construction; architecture (of buildings) |
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.