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Japanese symbol for “venue”

Romaji: kaijou
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site

In Japanese, venue is , read (kaijou).

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 assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds

Kanji and stroke order

meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4
location, place
on: ジョウ、チョウ
kun: ば
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “venue”

WordReadingMeaning
しあいじょう shiaijouvenue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
かし kashiplace (for activities); venue
かいさいち kaisaichiplace where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session
きかい kikaichance; opportunity; occasion
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation
とうじょう toujouentrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “venue”.

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.