Japanese symbol for “taiji”
太極
たいきょく
Romaji: taikyoku
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
In Japanese, taiji is 太極, read たいきょく (taikyoku).
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Meanings
- n taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太陽 | たいよう taiyou | Sun |
| 太鼓 | たいこ taiko | drum |
| 太い | ふとい futoi | fat; thick |
| 太平洋 | たいへいよう taiheiyou | Pacific Ocean |
| 皇太子 | こうたいし koutaishi | crown prince |
| 太古 | たいこ taiko | ancient times; prehistoric times |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
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.