Japanese symbol for “yi”
山雷頤
さんらいい
Romaji: sanraii
yi (hexagram 27 of the I Ching: the corners of the mouth)
In Japanese, yi is 山雷頤, read さんらいい (sanraii).
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 yi (hexagram 27 of the I Ching: the corners of the mouth)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “yi”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風雷益 | ふうらいえき fuuraieki | yi (hexagram 42 of the I Ching: increase) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 沢山 | たくさん takusan | a lot; lots; plenty |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 地雷 | じらい jirai | land mine |
| 魚雷 | ぎょらい gyorai | torpedo |
| 頤使 | いし ishi | bossing someone around; having a person under one's control |
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.