Japanese symbol for “visit”
見舞い
みまい
Romaji: mimai
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
In Japanese, visit is 見舞い, read みまい (mimai).
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 visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); expression of sympathy
- n letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter; gift (in token of one's sympathy)
Written forms: 見舞い、見舞. Readings: みまい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “visit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訪ねる | たずねる tazuneru | to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to |
| 訪問 | ほうもん houmon | call; visit |
| 訪れ | おとずれ otozure | visit; call |
| 訪れる | おとずれる otozureru | to visit; to call on |
| 面会 | めんかい menkai | meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見る | みる miru | to see; to look; to watch |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion; view; comment |
| 見える | みえる mieru | to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight |
| 見かけ | みかけ mikake | outward appearance |
| 会見 | かいけん kaiken | interview; audience; meeting |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.) |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき kabuki | kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red |
See also: Chinese symbol for “visit”.
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.