Japanese symbol for “rectangle”
長方形
ちょうほうけい
Romaji: chouhoukei
rectangle; oblong
In Japanese, rectangle is 長方形, read ちょうほうけい (chouhoukei).
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
- adj-no, n rectangle; oblong
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rectangle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矩形 | くけい kukei | rectangle |
| 角形 | かくがた kakugata | square shape; oblong; rectangle |
| 長四角 | ながしかく nagashikaku | rectangle |
| 寸胴 | ずんどう zundou | having no waist; undefined (waist); rectangle (body shape) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
| 長い | ながい nagai | long (distance, length) |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 市長 | しちょう shichou | mayor |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rectangle”.
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.