Japanese symbol for “truce”
休戦
きゅうせん
Romaji: kyuusen
cease-fire; truce; armistice
In Japanese, truce is 休戦, read きゅうせん (kyuusen).
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 cease-fire; truce; armistice
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “truce”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| タンマ | タンマ tanma | truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休み | やすみ yasumi | rest; recess; respite |
| 休日 | きゅうじつ kyuujitsu | holiday; day off |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい kyuukei | rest; break; recess |
| 夏休み | なつやすみ natsuyasumi | summer vacation; summer holiday |
| 休暇 | きゅうか kyuuka | holiday; vacation; day off |
| 連休 | れんきゅう renkyuu | consecutive holidays |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
See also: Chinese symbol for “truce”.
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.