Japanese symbol for “tango”

丹後

たんご

Romaji: tango

Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

In Japanese, tango is 丹後, read たんご (tango).

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 Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

Kanji and stroke order

丹

rust-colored, red, red lead

on: タン
kun: に

4 strokes · JLPT 1

後

behind, back, later

on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと

9 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “tango”

Word	Reading	Meaning
タンゴ	タンゴ tango	tango (dance)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
丹精	たんせい tansei	working earnestly; sincerity; diligence
丹念	たんねん tannen	painstaking; careful; meticulous
牡丹	ぼたん botan	tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
丹波	たんば tanba	Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
伊勢丹	いせたん isetan	Isetan (department store)
最後	さいご saigo	end; conclusion
今後	こんご kongo	from now on; hereafter
午後	ごご gogo	afternoon; p.m.

See also: Chinese symbol for “tango”.

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.