Japanese symbol for “wallpaper”
壁紙
かべがみ
Romaji: kabegami
wallpaper
In Japanese, wallpaper is 壁紙, read かべがみ (kabegami).
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 wallpaper
- n wallpaper; background image; desktop image (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wallpaper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クロス | クロス kurosu | wallpaper; wall fabric |
| 待ち受け | まちうけ machiuke | standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper |
| 待ち受け画面 | まちうけがめん machiukegamen | standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper |
| 待ち受け画像 | まちうけがぞう machiukegazou | standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper |
| 待ち画 | まちが machiga | standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 障壁 | しょうへき shouheki | enclosing wall; boundary fence |
| 外壁 | がいへき gaiheki | outer wall |
| 壁画 | へきが hekiga | fresco; mural; wall painting |
| 壁面 | へきめん hekimen | surface of a wall |
| 城壁 | じょうへき jouheki | castle wall; town walls; defensive wall |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 表紙 | ひょうし hyoushi | cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding |
| 用紙 | ようし youshi | blank form |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wallpaper”.
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.