Japanese symbol for “stave”
五線
ごせん
Romaji: gosen
staff; stave
In Japanese, stave is 五線, read ごせん (gosen).
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 staff; stave (music)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stave”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 譜表 | ふひょう fuhyou | staff; stave; score |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 五輪 | ごりん gorin | Olympic Games; Olympics |
| 五つ | いつつ itsutsu | five |
| 五感 | ごかん gokan | the five senses |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん gojuuon | the Japanese syllabary |
| 五体 | ごたい gotai | the whole body |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう shishagonyuu | rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stave”.
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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