Japanese symbol for “single”
単一
たんいつ
Romaji: tan'itsu
single; simple; sole; individual
In Japanese, single is 単一, read たんいつ (tan'itsu).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “single”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 単 | たん tan | single; simple |
| 個室 | こしつ koshitsu | single (room); room for one; one's own room |
| シングル | シングル shinguru | single |
| 独身 | どくしん dokushin | unmarried; single |
| 単独 | たんどく tandoku | sole; single; solo |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination |
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 単に | たんに tanni | simply; merely; only |
| 単なる | たんなる tannaru | mere; simple; sheer |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
See also: Chinese symbol for “single”.
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.