Japanese symbol for “straddling”
日和見
ひよりみ
Romaji: hiyorimi
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
In Japanese, straddling is 日和見, read ひよりみ (hiyorimi).
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Meanings
- n, vs opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “straddling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 両建て | りょうだて ryoudate | straddling; option |
| 馬乗り | うまのり umanori | sitting astride; straddling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
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.