Japanese symbol for “reinforcing”
赴援
ふえん
Romaji: fuen
going to save; reinforcing (e.g. troops)
In Japanese, reinforcing is 赴援, read ふえん (fuen).
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 going to save; reinforcing (e.g. troops)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赴任 | ふにん funin | moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 赴く | おもむく omomuku | to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to |
| 単身赴任 | たんしんふにん tanshinfunin | taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job |
| 赴任地 | ふにんち funinchi | place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment |
| 海外赴任 | かいがいふにん kaigaifunin | overseas assignment; overseas posting |
| 支援 | しえん shien | support; backing; aid |
| 応援 | おうえん ouen | aid; assistance; help |
| 援助 | えんじょ enjo | assistance; aid; support |
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.