Japanese symbol for “whitewash”
零敗
れいはい
Romaji: reihai
losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash
In Japanese, whitewash is 零敗, read れいはい (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
- n, vi, vs losing without scoring; shutout; whitewash
- n having no losses; being undefeated
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 零細 | れいさい reisai | insignificant; trifling; paltry |
| 零下 | れいか reika | below zero; sub-zero |
| 零れる | こぼれる koboreru | to spill; to fall out of; to overflow |
| 零れ | こぼれ kobore | spilling; spill |
| 零時 | れいじ reiji | twelve o'clock; midnight; noon |
| 零す | こぼす kobosu | to spill; to drop; to shed (tears) |
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; 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.
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