Japanese symbol for “vote”
票
ひょう
Romaji: hyou
vote; ballot
In Japanese, vote is 票, read ひょう (hyou).
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
- ctr, n, n-suf vote; ballot
- n, n-suf label; ticket; tag; stub
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vote”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting; ballot; poll |
| 採決 | さいけつ saiketsu | vote; ballot; division |
| 決議 | けつぎ ketsugi | resolution; vote; decision |
| 議決 | ぎけつ giketsu | resolution; decision; vote |
| 表決 | ひょうけつ hyouketsu | vote; voting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting; ballot; poll |
| 得票 | とくひょう tokuhyou | number of votes polled; poll votes |
| 開票 | かいひょう kaihyou | counting ballots; tally (of votes) |
| 伝票 | でんぴょう denpyou | chit; slip; ticket |
| 票数 | ひょうすう hyousuu | vote tally |
| 票田 | ひょうでん hyouden | (reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vote”.
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.