Japanese symbol for “square”
広場
ひろば
Romaji: hiroba
public square; square; plaza; piazza
In Japanese, square is 広場, read ひろば (hiroba).
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 public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
- n open space; clearing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “square”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四角い | しかくい shikakui | square; rectangular |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい seihoukei | square |
| 平方 | へいほう heihou | square (e.g. metre) |
| 目 | め me | intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard) |
| 四角 | しかく shikaku | quadrilateral; square |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; vast; wide |
| 幅広い | はばひろい habahiroi | extensive; wide; broad |
| 広大 | こうだい koudai | vast; extensive; immense |
| 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru | to spread; to extend; to expand |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “square”.
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.