Japanese symbol for “screen”
画面
がめん
Romaji: gamen
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
In Japanese, screen is 画面, read がめん (gamen).
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 screen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
- n image (on a screen); picture; scene
- n surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “screen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スクリーン | スクリーン sukuriin | screen |
| 銀幕 | ぎんまく ginmaku | (projection) screen |
| 網戸 | あみど amido | window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen |
| 几帳 | きちょう kichou | screen |
| エクラン | エクラン ekuran | screen (movie, film) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
| 画像 | がぞう gazou | image; picture; portrait |
| 企画 | きかく kikaku | planning; plan; project |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 面白い | おもしろい omoshiroi | interesting; fascinating; intriguing |
| 場面 | ばめん bamen | scene; setting; place (where something happens) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “screen”.
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.