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Japanese symbol for “wwii”

Romaji: dainijisekaitaisen
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

In Japanese, wwii is , read (dainijisekaitaisen).

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 Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

No., residence
on: ダイ、テイ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
two, two radical (no. 7)
on: ニ、ジ
kun: ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび
2 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 “wwii”

WordReadingMeaning
だいにじたいせん dainijitaisenSecond World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII
ダブリュー・ダブリュー・ツー daburyuu・daburyuu・tsuuWorld War II (1939-1945); WWII

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
ふたつ futatsutwo
にぐう niguuthe Two Ise Shrines
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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