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Japanese symbol for “segment”

Romaji: kukan
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension

In Japanese, segment is , read (kukan).

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

  1. n, n-suf section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension
  2. n, n-suf interval (math)

Kanji and stroke order

ward, district
on: ク、オウ、コウ
4 strokes · JLPT 3
interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “segment”

WordReadingMeaning
ふさ fusasegment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
コーナー koonaasegment (within a radio or TV program); session; column (newspaper, etc.)
セグメント segumentosegment
せっぺん seppensegment; slice; section
かんせつ kansetsusegment (of worm)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くべつ kubetsudistinction; differentiation; discrimination
くいき kuikiarea; zone; district
ちく chikudistrict; area; zone
くぶん kubundivision; section; demarcation
くかく kukakudivision; section; compartment
じかん jikantime
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person
きかん kikanperiod; term; interval

See also: Chinese symbol for “segment”.

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.

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