Japanese symbol for “spouse”
伴侶
はんりょ
Romaji: hanryo
companion; partner; spouse
In Japanese, spouse is 伴侶, read はんりょ (hanryo).
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 companion; partner; spouse
Written forms: 伴侶. Readings: はんりょ、ばんりょ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spouse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 配偶者 | はいぐうしゃ haiguusha | spouse; wife; husband |
| 敵 | かたき kataki | spouse |
| 配偶 | はいぐう haiguu | spouse; husband or wife; partner |
| パートナー | パートナー paatonaa | partner; spouse |
| 偶 | ぐう guu | spouse; mate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伴う | ともなう tomonau | to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon |
| 同伴 | どうはん douhan | accompanying; being accompanied by; going with |
| 伴奏 | ばんそう bansou | accompaniment |
| 伴い | ともない tomonai | companion; accompaniment |
| 伴走 | ばんそう bansou | running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying |
| 僧侶 | そうりょ souryo | priest; monk; bonze |
| 侶伴 | りょはん ryohan | companion |
| 同侶 | どうりょ douryo | companion; friend |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spouse”.
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.