Japanese symbol for “uyghur”

維吾爾

ウイグル

Romaji: uiguru

Uighur (Turkic ethnic group); Uyghur; Uigur; Uygur

In Japanese, uyghur is 維吾爾, read ウイグル (uiguru).

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 Uighur (Turkic ethnic group); Uyghur; Uigur; Uygur

Written forms: 維吾爾. Readings: ウイグル、ウィグル.

Kanji and stroke order

維

fiber, tie, rope

on: イ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

吾

I, my, our

on: ゴ
kun: われ、わが-、あ-

7 strokes · JLPT 1

爾

you, thou, second person

on: ジ、ニ
kun: なんじ、しかり、その、のみ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
維持	いじ iji	maintenance; preservation; improvement
繊維	せんい sen'i	fibre; fiber
維新	いしん ishin	reformation; revolution; renewal
明治維新	めいじいしん meijiishin	Meiji Restoration (1868)
筋繊維	きんせんい kinsen'i	muscle fiber; muscle fibre
繊維状	せんいじょう sen'ijou	fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary
金吾	きんご kingo	kingo (game similar to blackjack)
田吾作	たごさく tagosaku	farmer; bumpkin; yokel
莞爾	かんじ kanji	smiling

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.