Japanese symbol for “verse”
行
ぎょう
Romaji: gyou
line (of text); row; verse
In Japanese, verse is 行, read ぎょう (gyou).
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 line (of text); row; verse
- n carya (austerities) (Buddh)
- n samskara (formations) (Buddh)
- n semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “verse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詩 | し shi | poem; poetry; verse |
| 句 | く ku | verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) |
| 一連 | いちれん ichiren | verse; stanza |
| 節 | せつ setsu | section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; paragraph |
| 詩句 | しく shiku | verse |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 行き | いき iki | the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip |
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
| 旅行 | りょこう ryokou | travel; trip; journey |
See also: Chinese symbol for “verse”.
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.