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Japanese symbol for “toga”

Romaji: touga
Toga (Japanese etymological text by Arai Hakuseki, 1719)

In Japanese, toga is , read (touga).

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. n Toga (Japanese etymological text by Arai Hakuseki, 1719)

Kanji and stroke order

east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4
gracious, elegant, graceful
on: ガ
kun: みや.び
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “toga”

WordReadingMeaning
トーガ toogatoga

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうきょう toukyouTokyo
とうざい touzaieast and west
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
とうぶ toubueastern part; the east (of a region)
ほくとう hokutounortheast
とうほく touhokunorth-east
ゆうが yuugaelegant; graceful; refined
ががく gagakugagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music

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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