Japanese symbol for “tournament”
大会
たいかい
Romaji: taikai
mass meeting; convention; rally; conference
In Japanese, tournament is 大会, read たいかい (taikai).
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 mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering
- n tournament; competition; contest; meet
- n grand event
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tournament”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トーナメント | トーナメント toonamento | tournament |
| 勝ち抜き | かちぬき kachinuki | (knockout) tournament |
| 勝ち抜き戦 | かちぬきせん kachinukisen | tournament; knockout competition |
| 対抗試合 | たいこうじあい taikoujiai | match; tournament; interschool match |
| 馬上槍試合 | ばじょうやりじあい bajouyarijiai | jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tournament”.
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.