Japanese symbol for “stay”
滞在
たいざい
Romaji: taizai
stay; sojourn
In Japanese, stay is 滞在, read たいざい (taizai).
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, vi, vs stay; sojourn
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stay”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泊まり | とまり tomari | (overnight) stay; lodging |
| 残す | のこす nokosu | to stay (in the ring); to hold on |
| 駐在 | ちゅうざい chuuzai | residence; stay; (job) posting |
| 支柱 | しちゅう shichuu | prop; stay; support |
| 止まる | とどまる todomaru | to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
| 滞納 | たいのう tainou | falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment |
| 延滞 | えんたい entai | arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment) |
| 遅滞 | ちたい chitai | delay; procrastination |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 在日 | ざいにち zainichi | resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stay”.
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.