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Japanese symbol for “tiling”

Romaji: tairuhoushiki
tiling

In Japanese, tiling is , read (tairuhoushiki).

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

  1. adj-no, n tiling (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

direction, person, alternative
on: ホウ
kun: かた、-かた、-がた
4 strokes · JLPT 3
style, ceremony, rite
on: シキ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “tiling”

WordReadingMeaning
タイリング tairingutiling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area
ほうこう houkoudirection; orientation; bearing
しかた shikataway; method; means
ほうしん houshinpolicy; course; plan (of action)
こうしき koushikiofficial; formal
けいしき keishikiform (as opposed to substance)

See also: Chinese symbol for “tiling”.

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.