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
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.
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