Japanese symbol for “villa”
別荘
べっそう
Romaji: bessou
holiday house; vacation home; villa
In Japanese, villa is 別荘, read べっそう (bessou).
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 holiday house; vacation home; villa
- n prison; jail
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “villa”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ビラ | ビラ bira | villa; holiday house |
| 寮 | りょう ryou | villa |
| 別邸 | べってい bettei | secondary residence; vacation home; villa |
| 荘 | しょう shou | manor; villa |
| 別業 | べつぎょう betsugyou | villa; another line of work |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 別に | べつに betsuni | (not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially |
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 別れ | わかれ wakare | parting (of people); separation; farewell |
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction; differentiation; discrimination |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
| 山荘 | さんそう sansou | mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage |
| 荘厳 | そうごん sougon | solemn; sublime; grand |
See also: Chinese symbol for “villa”.
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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