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Japanese symbol for “wwi”

Romaji: daiichijisekaitaisen
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

In Japanese, wwi is , read (daiichijisekaitaisen).

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 First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

No., residence
on: ダイ、テイ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4
next, order, sequence
on: ジ、シ
kun: つ.ぐ、つぎ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
generation, world, society
on: セイ、セ、ソウ
kun: よ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
world, boundary
on: カイ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
war, battle, match
on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “wwi”

WordReadingMeaning
だいいちじたいせん daiichijitaisenFirst World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI
ダブリュー・ダブリュー・ワン daburyuu・daburyuu・wanWorld War I (1914-1918); WWI

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しだい shidaidepending on
しだいに shidainigradually; by degrees; little by little
だいさんしゃ daisanshathird party; third person; outsider
だいいっぽ daiippofirst step
だいいちにんしゃ daiichininshaleading person; foremost figure
だいいっせん daiissenthe front (of a battlefield); forefront
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place
じげん jigendimension
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
ぎょうかい gyoukaibusiness world; business circles; (the) industry
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
せんそう sensouwar

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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