Japanese symbol for “regaining”
挽回
ばんかい
Romaji: bankai
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval
In Japanese, regaining is 挽回, read ばんかい (bankai).
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 recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挽歌 | ばんか banka | elegy; funeral song |
| 挽く | ひく hiku | to saw |
| 挽物 | ひきもの hikimono | turned article; lathe work |
| 合い挽き | あいびき aibiki | (mixture of) ground beef and pork |
| 木挽き | こびき kobiki | sawyer |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
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.