Japanese symbol for “sendai”
仙台
せんだい
Romaji: sendai
Sendai (city in Miyagi)
In Japanese, sendai is 仙台, read せんだい (sendai).
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 Sendai (city in Miyagi)
Written forms: 仙台、仙臺. Readings: せんだい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仙人 | せんにん sennin | immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit) |
| 水仙 | すいせん suisen | daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus |
| 歌仙 | かせん kasen | great (waka) poet; immortal poet |
| 仙道 | せんどう sendou | Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal |
| 仙骨 | せんこつ senkotsu | sacrum; sacral bone |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.) |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
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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