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Japanese symbol for “reduced”

Romaji: hiyaku
reduced

In Japanese, reduced is , read (hiyaku).

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. adj-na reduced (math)

Kanji and stroke order

incur, cover, veil
on: ヒ
kun: こうむ.る、おお.う、かぶ.る、かぶ.せる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
promise, approximately, shrink
on: ヤク
kun: つづ.まる、つづ.める、つづま.やか
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “reduced”

WordReadingMeaning
オフ ofulow- (calorie, sugar, etc.); reduced

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひがい higai(suffering) damage; injury; harm
ひこく hikokudefendant; the accused
ひさい hisaisuffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
ひばく hibakubeing bombed
ひしゃたい hishatai(photographic) subject
かぶる kaburuto put on (one's head); to wear; to have on
けいやく keiyakucontract; compact; agreement
よやく yoyakureservation; appointment; booking

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.

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