Japanese symbol for “unicorn”
一角獣
いっかくじゅう
Romaji: ikkakujuu
unicorn
In Japanese, unicorn is 一角獣, read いっかくじゅう (ikkakujuu).
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 unicorn
- n narwhal
- n qilin (Chinese unicorn)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unicorn”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ユニコーン | ユニコーン yunikoon | unicorn |
| ウニコール | ウニコール unikooru | unicorn |
| ユニコーン企業 | ユニコーンきぎょう yunikoonkigyou | unicorn (privately held startup company valued at over US$1 billion) |
| いっかくじゅう座 | いっかくじゅうざ ikkakujuuza | Monoceros (constellation); the Unicorn |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 角度 | かくど kakudo | angle |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 野獣 | やじゅう yajuu | wild beast; wild animal; brute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unicorn”.
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.