Japanese symbol for “salute”
挨拶
あいさつ
Romaji: aisatsu
greeting; greetings; salutation; salute
In Japanese, salute is 挨拶, read あいさつ (aisatsu).
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, vi, vs greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone
- n, vi, vs speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address
- n, vi, vs reply; response
- n, vi, vs courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
- n, vi, vs revenge; retaliation
- exp a fine thing to say
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “salute”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迎える | むかえる mukaeru | to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome |
| 敬礼 | けいれい keirei | salute; bow |
| 礼砲 | れいほう reihou | (gun) salute |
| 挙手 | きょしゅ kyoshu | salute |
| 頭が下がる | あたまがさがる atamagasagaru | to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挨拶回り | あいさつまわり aisatsumawari | courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds |
| 挨拶状 | あいさつじょう aisatsujou | greeting card |
| ご挨拶 | ごあいさつ goaisatsu | greeting |
| 一挨一拶 | いちあいいっさつ ichiaiissatsu | dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) |
| 年頭挨拶 | ねんとうあいさつ nentouaisatsu | New Year's greetings |
See also: Chinese symbol for “salute”.
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.