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Japanese symbol for “university”

Romaji: daigaku
university; college

In Japanese, university is , read (daigaku).

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. n university; college
  2. n former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
  3. n the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “university”

WordReadingMeaning
そうごうだいがく sougoudaigaku(multi-faculty) university
だい daiuniversity
しんせいだいがく shinseidaigakuuniversity (operated under post-war guidelines)
ユニバーシティー yunibaashitiiuniversity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
がっこう gakkouschool
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
かがく kagakuscience

See also: Chinese symbol for “university”.

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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