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Japanese symbol for “vise”

Romaji: manriki
vise; vice

In Japanese, vise is , read (manriki).

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 vise; vice
  2. n capstan; windlass
  3. n cargo net

Kanji and stroke order

ten thousand, 10,000
on: マン、バン
kun: よろず
3 strokes · JLPT 4
power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “vise”

WordReadingMeaning
バイス baisuvise; vice

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばんのう bannouall-purpose; utility; universal
まんいち man'ichi(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1
ばんざい banzaibanzai; hurray; hurrah
ばんぜん banzenperfection; flawlessness
ばんじ banjiall; everything
まんびき manbikishoplifting; shoplifter
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
のうりょく nouryokuability; faculty

See also: Chinese symbol for “vise”.

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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