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Japanese symbol for “whitewash”

Romaji: reihai
losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash

In Japanese, whitewash is , read (reihai).

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, vi, vs losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash
  2. n having no losses; being undefeated

Kanji and stroke order

zero, spill, overflow
on: レイ
kun: ぜろ、こぼ.す、こぼ.れる
13 strokes · JLPT 2
failure, defeat, reversal
on: ハイ
kun: やぶ.れる
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れいさい reisaiinsignificant; trifling; paltry
れいか reikabelow zero; sub-zero
こぼれる koboreruto spill; to fall out of; to overflow
こぼれ koborespilling; spill
れいじ reijitwelve o'clock; midnight; noon
こぼす kobosuto spill; to drop; to shed (tears)
しっぱい shippaifailure; mistake; blunder
はいぼく haibokudefeat; loss; reverse

See also: Chinese symbol for “whitewash”.

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.