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Japanese symbol for “unfinished”

Romaji: chuutohanpa
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete

In Japanese, unfinished is , read (chuutohanpa).

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-na, adj-no, n halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4
route, way, road
on: ト
kun: みち
10 strokes · JLPT 2
half, middle, odd number
on: ハン
kun: なか.ば
5 strokes · JLPT 4
edge, origin, end
on: タン
kun: はし、は、はた、-ばた
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “unfinished”

WordReadingMeaning
みりょう miryouunfinished; unfilled (order); unexecuted
みかん mikanincomplete; unfinished
まだ madaunfinished; incomplete; not yet done
みさい misaiunfinished; not completed
みかんせい mikanseiincomplete; unfinished; imperfect

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
とちゅう tochuuon the way; en route
ちゅうおう chuuoucentre; center; middle
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
ちゅうし chuushiinterruption; discontinuance; suspension
なかみ nakamicontents; interior; filling
ようと youtouse; service; purpose
とじょう tojouon the way; en route
はんぶん hanbunhalf
きょくたん kyokutanextreme; extremity

See also: Chinese symbol for “unfinished”.

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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