Japanese symbol for “reservation”
予約
よやく
Romaji: yoyaku
reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
In Japanese, reservation is 予約, read よやく (yoyaku).
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 reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
- n, vs, vt contract; subscription; pledge
- n, vs, vt programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reservation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保留 | ほりゅう horyuu | reservation; putting on hold; deferment |
| ブッキング | ブッキング bukkingu | booking; reservation; making a booking |
| 予約受付 | よやくうけつけ yoyakuuketsuke | reservation; order acceptance |
| 保留地 | ほりゅうち horyuuchi | reservation (e.g. American Indian); set-aside area |
| リザベーション | リザベーション rizabeeshon | reservation; booking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 予想 | よそう yosou | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 予算 | よさん yosan | estimate (of costs); budget |
| 予選 | よせん yosen | preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial |
| 予備 | よび yobi | reserve; spare |
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract; compact; agreement |
| 約束 | やくそく yakusoku | promise; agreement; arrangement |
| 条約 | じょうやく jouyaku | treaty; pact; convention |
See also: Chinese symbol for “reservation”.
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.