Japanese symbol for “unit”
単位
たんい
Romaji: tan'i
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
In Japanese, unit is 単位, read たんい (tan'i).
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 unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
- n unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
- n credit (in school, university, etc.); point
- suf by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; in amounts of ...; each ...; by ...
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部隊 | ぶたい butai | force; unit; corps |
| ユニット | ユニット yunitto | unit |
| 隊 | たい tai | company (of troops); corps; unit |
| 位取り | くらいどり kuraidori | grade; class; quality |
| 位付け | くらいづけ kuraizuke | ranking; unit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 単に | たんに tanni | simply; merely; only |
| 単なる | たんなる tannaru | mere; simple; sheer |
| 単語 | たんご tango | word; vocabulary |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 地位 | ちい chii | (social) position; status; standing |
| 順位 | じゅんい jun'i | order; rank; position (e.g. in a race) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unit”.
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.