Japanese symbol for “weight”
体重
たいじゅう
Romaji: taijuu
(body) weight
In Japanese, weight is 体重, read たいじゅう (taijuu).
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 (body) weight
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “weight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
| 抑え | おさえ osae | weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down |
| 重み | おもみ omomi | weight |
| 押し | おし oshi | weight; pressure |
| 重り | おもり omori | weight |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 体験 | たいけん taiken | (practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience |
| 一体 | いったい ittai | (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious; valuable |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
See also: Chinese symbol for “weight”.
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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