Japanese symbol for “testament”
遺言
ゆいごん
Romaji: yuigon
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
In Japanese, testament is 遺言, read ゆいごん (yuigon).
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 will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “testament”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 証 | あかし akashi | proof; evidence; sign |
| 遺書 | いしょ isho | note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter |
| テスタメント | テスタメント tesutamento | testament |
| 遺言書 | ゆいごんしょ yuigonsho | will; testament |
| 遺言状 | ゆいごんじょう yuigonjou | will; testament |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遺産 | いさん isan | inheritance; bequest; legacy |
| 遺体 | いたい itai | (dead) body; corpse; remains |
| 遺跡 | いせき iseki | (archeological) remains; ruins; relics |
| 遺伝 | いでん iden | heredity; (genetic) inheritance |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “testament”.
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.