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Japanese Symbols Copy and Paste

Tap a tile to copy it: kanji with their meanings, hiragana, katakana, Japanese marks and emoji.

Japanese Symbols Copy and Paste

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219 Japanese symbols. Tap one to copy it.

Kanji with their meanings 61

Hiragana 46

Katakana 46

Marks of Japanese writing 29

Kana that look like faces 7

Japanese emoji 21

Wrappers and lines 9

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Japanese is written with three scripts: kanji, hiragana and katakana. These Japanese symbols to copy and paste cover all three, 愛 first, then the marks of Japanese writing, a few kana that look like faces, and the emoji filed under Japanese.

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Kanji, hiragana or katakana

Kanji with their meanings has 61 characters, each labeled with a word from its dictionary gloss and one Japanese reading: 夢 is dream, yume. Hiragana and Katakana hold the 46 basic letters of each set, from a to n.

Japan symbols copy and paste: the marks

Marks of Japanese writing come from Japanese text and signs: 〒 goes before a postcode, ♨ shows a hot spring on a map, 々 repeats a kanji, and each of five era names is squeezed into one square.

  • A tile's meaning is one word of the kanji's gloss, checked in two dictionaries. The full gloss is in the list under the tiles.
  • The search box takes English and readings: fox finds 狐, and so does kitsune.
  • Hot springs and the song mark are copied flat, with U+FE0E. Some phones draw them in color anyway.

Questions and answers

Are these Japanese text symbols or emoji?

Text, apart from one group. Kanji, kana and the marks are ordinary characters and take the color of your words. The 21 tiles under Japanese emoji are emoji, and CLDR files twelve of them under the word Japanese.

What is the Japanese smiley face symbol?

ツ, the katakana letter tsu. Wikipedia records that it became an emoticon in the West because it resembles a smiling face, and it is the face in the shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

How many hiragana and katakana are there?

This page has the 46 basic letters of each set. Wikipedia counts 48 base characters in each, and says only 46 are in ordinary modern use.

What does 〒 mean?

It is the Japanese postal mark. Wikipedia's list of Japanese typographic symbols says it marks post offices on maps and is printed before a postcode. 〠 is the same mark with a face.

All 219 Japanese symbols

Kanji with their meanings 61

  • Beautiful, utsukushii U+7F8E CJK unified ideograph-7F8E. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "beautiful, pretty; pleasing" and gives the Japanese reading utsukushii. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Bell, suzu U+9234 CJK unified ideograph-9234. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "bell" and gives the Japanese reading suzu. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Bird, tori U+9CE5 CJK unified ideograph-9CE5. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "bird; Kangxi radical 196" and gives the Japanese reading tori. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Black, kuro U+9ED2 CJK unified ideograph-9ED2. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "black; dark; evil" and gives the Japanese reading kuro. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Blue, aoi U+84BC CJK unified ideograph-84BC. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "blue; green" and gives the Japanese reading aoi.
  • Calm, odayaka U+7A4F CJK unified ideograph-7A4F. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "calm, quiet, peace; moderation" and gives the Japanese reading odayaka. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
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Kanji with their meanings, continued

  • Capital, miyako U+4EAC CJK unified ideograph-4EAC. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "capital city" and gives the Japanese reading miyako. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Castle, shiro U+57CE CJK unified ideograph-57CE. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "castle; city, town; municipality" and gives the Japanese reading shiro. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Cat, neko U+732B CJK unified ideograph-732B. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "cat" and gives the Japanese reading neko. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Cherry, sakura U+685C CJK unified ideograph-685C. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "cherry, cherry blossom" and gives the Japanese reading sakura. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Color, iro U+8272 CJK unified ideograph-8272. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139" and gives the Japanese reading iro. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Country, kuni U+56FD CJK unified ideograph-56FD. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "nation, country, nation-state" and gives the Japanese reading kuni. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Dog, inu U+72AC CJK unified ideograph-72AC. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "dog; radical number 94" and gives the Japanese reading inu. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Dragon, tatsu U+7ADC CJK unified ideograph-7ADC. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "dragon; symbolic of emperor" and gives the Japanese reading tatsu. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Dream, yume U+5922 CJK unified ideograph-5922. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "dream; visionary; wishful" and gives the Japanese reading yume. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Elegant, ga U+96C5 CJK unified ideograph-96C5. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "elegant, graceful, refined" and gives the Japanese reading ga. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Fan, ougi U+6247 CJK unified ideograph-6247. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "fan; door panel" and gives the Japanese reading ougi. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Fish, sakana U+9B5A CJK unified ideograph-9B5A. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195" and gives the Japanese reading sakana. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Flower, hana U+82B1 CJK unified ideograph-82B1. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "flower; blossoms" and gives the Japanese reading hana. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Fog, kiri U+9727 CJK unified ideograph-9727. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "fog, mist, vapor, fine spray" and gives the Japanese reading kiri. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Forest, mori U+68EE CJK unified ideograph-68EE. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "forest; luxuriant vegetation" and gives the Japanese reading mori. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Fox, kitsune U+72D0 CJK unified ideograph-72D0. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "fox" and gives the Japanese reading kitsune.
  • Grass, kusa U+8349 CJK unified ideograph-8349. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "grass, straw, thatch, herbs" and gives the Japanese reading kusa. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Green, midori U+7DD1 CJK unified ideograph-7DD1. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "green; chlorine" and gives the Japanese reading midori. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Harmony, wa U+548C CJK unified ideograph-548C. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "harmony, peace; peaceful, calm" and gives the Japanese reading wa. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Hope, nozomu U+671B CJK unified ideograph-671B. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "to look at, look forward; to hope, expect" and gives the Japanese reading nozomu. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Indigo, ai U+85CD CJK unified ideograph-85CD. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "blue; indigo plant; surname" and gives the Japanese reading ai. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Island, shima U+5CF6 CJK unified ideograph-5CF6. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "island" and gives the Japanese reading shima. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Laugh, warau U+7B11 CJK unified ideograph-7B11. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "smile, laugh, giggle; snicker" and gives the Japanese reading warau. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Leaf, ha U+8449 CJK unified ideograph-8449. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "leaf, petal; page of book; period" and gives the Japanese reading ha. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Love, ai U+611B CJK unified ideograph-611B. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "love, be fond of, like" and gives the Japanese reading ai. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Mirror, kagami U+93E1 CJK unified ideograph-93E1. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "mirror; lens; glass; glasses" and gives the Japanese reading kagami. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Moon, tsuki U+6708 CJK unified ideograph-6708. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "moon; month; Kangxi radical 74" and gives the Japanese reading tsuki. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Morning, asa U+671D CJK unified ideograph-671D. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "dynasty; morning" and gives the Japanese reading asa. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Music, gaku U+697D CJK unified ideograph-697D. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "happy, glad; enjoyable; music" and gives the Japanese reading gaku. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Night, yoru U+591C CJK unified ideograph-591C. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "night, dark; in night; by night" and gives the Japanese reading yoru. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Paper, kami U+7D19 CJK unified ideograph-7D19. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "paper" and gives the Japanese reading kami. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Peach, momo U+6843 CJK unified ideograph-6843. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "peach; marriage; surname" and gives the Japanese reading momo. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Poem, shi U+8A69 CJK unified ideograph-8A69. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "poetry; poem, verse, ode" and gives the Japanese reading shi. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Purple, murasaki U+7D2B CJK unified ideograph-7D2B. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "purple, violet; amethyst; surname" and gives the Japanese reading murasaki. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Rainbow, niji U+8679 CJK unified ideograph-8679. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "rainbow" and gives the Japanese reading niji. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Red, aka U+8D64 CJK unified ideograph-8D64. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "red; bare; Kangxi radical 155" and gives the Japanese reading aka. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Rice, kome U+7C73 CJK unified ideograph-7C73. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "hulled or husked uncooked rice" and gives the Japanese reading kome. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • River, kawa U+5DDD CJK unified ideograph-5DDD. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "stream, river; flow; boil" and gives the Japanese reading kawa. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Samurai, samurai U+4F8D CJK unified ideograph-4F8D. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai" and gives the Japanese reading samurai. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Sea, umi U+6D77 CJK unified ideograph-6D77. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "sea, ocean; maritime" and gives the Japanese reading umi. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Silver, gin U+9280 CJK unified ideograph-9280. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "silver (element 47, Ag); cash, money, wealth" and gives the Japanese reading gin. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Soar, kakeru U+7FD4 CJK unified ideograph-7FD4. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "soar, glide, hover; detailed" and gives the Japanese reading kakeru.
  • Song, uta U+6B4C CJK unified ideograph-6B4C. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise" and gives the Japanese reading uta. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Sound, oto U+97F3 CJK unified ideograph-97F3. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180" and gives the Japanese reading oto. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Spirit, ki U+6C17 CJK unified ideograph-6C17. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit" and gives the Japanese reading ki. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Star, hoshi U+661F CJK unified ideograph-661F. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)" and gives the Japanese reading hoshi. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Tea, cha U+8336 CJK unified ideograph-8336. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "tea" and gives the Japanese reading cha. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Tie, musubu U+7D50 CJK unified ideograph-7D50. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "knot, tie; join, connect" and gives the Japanese reading musubu. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Trip, tabi U+65C5 CJK unified ideograph-65C5. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "trip, journey; travel; traveler; hexagram ䷷" and gives the Japanese reading tabi. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Turtle, kame U+4E80 CJK unified ideograph-4E80. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "turtle or tortoise; cuckold" and gives the Japanese reading kame. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Umbrella, kasa U+5098 CJK unified ideograph-5098. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "umbrella, parasol, parachute" and gives the Japanese reading kasa. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Waves, nami U+6CE2 CJK unified ideograph-6CE2. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "waves, breakers; undulations" and gives the Japanese reading nami. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Wind, kaze U+98A8 CJK unified ideograph-98A8. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182" and gives the Japanese reading kaze. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Wings, tsubasa U+7FFC CJK unified ideograph-7FFC. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "wings; fins on fish; shelter; 27th lunar mansion, determinative star α Crateris (Alkes)" and gives the Japanese reading tsubasa. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.
  • Yen, en U+5186 CJK unified ideograph-5186. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan glosses it as "yen" and gives the Japanese reading en. On the 2010 list of everyday kanji.

Hiragana 46

  • Hiragana a U+3042 Hiragana letter a. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana chi U+3061 Hiragana letter ti. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound ti; the usual romanization is chi.
  • Hiragana e U+3048 Hiragana letter e. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana fu U+3075 Hiragana letter hu. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound hu; the usual romanization is fu.
  • Hiragana ha U+306F Hiragana letter ha. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana he U+3078 Hiragana letter he. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana hi U+3072 Hiragana letter hi. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ho U+307B Hiragana letter ho. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana i U+3044 Hiragana letter i. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ka U+304B Hiragana letter ka. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ke U+3051 Hiragana letter ke. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ki U+304D Hiragana letter ki. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ko U+3053 Hiragana letter ko. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ku U+304F Hiragana letter ku. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ma U+307E Hiragana letter ma. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana me U+3081 Hiragana letter me. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana mi U+307F Hiragana letter mi. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana mo U+3082 Hiragana letter mo. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana mu U+3080 Hiragana letter mu. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana n U+3093 Hiragana letter n. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana na U+306A Hiragana letter na. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ne U+306D Hiragana letter ne. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ni U+306B Hiragana letter ni. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana no U+306E Hiragana letter no. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana nu U+306C Hiragana letter nu. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana o U+304A Hiragana letter o. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ra U+3089 Hiragana letter ra. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana re U+308C Hiragana letter re. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ri U+308A Hiragana letter ri. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ro U+308D Hiragana letter ro. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ru U+308B Hiragana letter ru. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana sa U+3055 Hiragana letter sa. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana se U+305B Hiragana letter se. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana shi U+3057 Hiragana letter si. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound si; the usual romanization is shi.
  • Hiragana so U+305D Hiragana letter so. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana su U+3059 Hiragana letter su. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ta U+305F Hiragana letter ta. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana te U+3066 Hiragana letter te. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana to U+3068 Hiragana letter to. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana tsu U+3064 Hiragana letter tu. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound tu; the usual romanization is tsu.
  • Hiragana u U+3046 Hiragana letter u. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana wa U+308F Hiragana letter wa. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana wo U+3092 Hiragana letter wo. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana ya U+3084 Hiragana letter ya. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana yo U+3088 Hiragana letter yo. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Hiragana yu U+3086 Hiragana letter yu. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1.

Katakana 46

  • Katakana a U+30A2 Katakana letter a. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana chi U+30C1 Katakana letter ti. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound ti; the usual romanization is chi.
  • Katakana e U+30A8 Katakana letter e. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana fu U+30D5 Katakana letter hu. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound hu; the usual romanization is fu.
  • Katakana ha U+30CF Katakana letter ha. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana he U+30D8 Katakana letter he. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana hi U+30D2 Katakana letter hi. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ho U+30DB Katakana letter ho. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana i U+30A4 Katakana letter i. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ka U+30AB Katakana letter ka. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ke U+30B1 Katakana letter ke. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ki U+30AD Katakana letter ki. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ko U+30B3 Katakana letter ko. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ku U+30AF Katakana letter ku. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ma U+30DE Katakana letter ma. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana me U+30E1 Katakana letter me. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana mi U+30DF Katakana letter mi. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana mo U+30E2 Katakana letter mo. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana mu U+30E0 Katakana letter mu. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana n U+30F3 Katakana letter n. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana na U+30CA Katakana letter na. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ne U+30CD Katakana letter ne. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ni U+30CB Katakana letter ni. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana no U+30CE Katakana letter no. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana nu U+30CC Katakana letter nu. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana o U+30AA Katakana letter o. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ra U+30E9 Katakana letter ra. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana re U+30EC Katakana letter re. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ri U+30EA Katakana letter ri. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ro U+30ED Katakana letter ro. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ru U+30EB Katakana letter ru. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana sa U+30B5 Katakana letter sa. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana se U+30BB Katakana letter se. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana shi U+30B7 Katakana letter si. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound si; the usual romanization is shi.
  • Katakana so U+30BD Katakana letter so. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana su U+30B9 Katakana letter su. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ta U+30BF Katakana letter ta. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana te U+30C6 Katakana letter te. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana to U+30C8 Katakana letter to. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana tsu U+30C4 Katakana letter tu. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the sound tu; the usual romanization is tsu.
  • Katakana u U+30A6 Katakana letter u. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana wa U+30EF Katakana letter wa. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana wo U+30F2 Katakana letter wo. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana ya U+30E4 Katakana letter ya. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana yo U+30E8 Katakana letter yo. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Katakana yu U+30E6 Katakana letter yu. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1.

Marks of Japanese writing 29

  • Closing mark, shime U+3006 Ideographic closing mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The list says it writes shime, as in shimekiri, deadline.
  • Comma, touten U+3001 Ideographic comma. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The Japanese comma.
  • Ditto mark U+3003 Ditto mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The list calls it nonoten, for its likeness to two katakana no.
  • Era name Heisei U+337B Square era name Heisei. CJK Compatibility block, Unicode 1.1. The two kanji 平成 in one square.
  • Era name Meiji U+337E Square era name Meizi. CJK Compatibility block, Unicode 1.1. Two kanji in one square. Unicode spells the era Meizi.
  • Era name Reiwa U+32FF Square era name Reiwa. Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, Unicode 12.1. The newest of the five: it arrived in Unicode 12.1.
  • Era name Showa U+337C Square era name Syouwa. CJK Compatibility block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the era Syouwa.
  • Era name Taisho U+337D Square era name Taisyou. CJK Compatibility block, Unicode 1.1. Unicode spells the era Taisyou.
  • Full stop, kuten U+3002 Ideographic full stop. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. It ends a sentence.
  • Geta mark U+3013 Geta mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The list says proofreaders use it where a character is not available, and that it is named after a Japanese sandal.
  • Half-voicing mark, handakuten U+309C Katakana-Hiragana semi-voiced sound mark. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Turns a ha-row sound into a pa-row sound.
  • Hiragana iteration mark U+309D Hiragana iteration mark. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Repeats the hiragana before it.
  • Hook brackets U+300C U+300D. Left corner bracket, then right corner bracket. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The usual Japanese quotation marks.
  • Hot springs U+2668 Hot springs. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. Wikipedia's Onsen article says signs and maps often show a hot spring with this mark. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
  • JIS mark U+3004 Japanese industrial standard symbol. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The list says this mark on a product shows it complies with the Japanese Industrial Standards.
  • Kanji iteration mark U+3005 Ideographic iteration mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Repeats the kanji before it. The list gives its nickname as noma.
  • Katakana iteration mark U+30FD Katakana iteration mark. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Repeats the katakana before it.
  • Lenticular brackets U+3010 U+3011. Left black lenticular bracket, then right black lenticular bracket. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Used in headings.
  • Long vowel mark U+30FC Katakana-Hiragana prolonged sound mark. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Lengthens the vowel before it, mostly in katakana words.
  • Middle dot, nakaguro U+30FB Katakana middle dot. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. The list says it separates list items and foreign words.
  • Part alternation mark U+303D Part alternation mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 3.2. The list says it shows where a singer's part of a song begins, and calls it ioriten. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
  • Postal mark U+3012 Postal mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Wikipedia's list of Japanese typographic symbols says it marks post offices on maps and is printed before postcodes.
  • Postal mark in a circle U+3036 Circled postal mark. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. A variant of the postal mark in a circle.
  • Postal mark with a face U+3020 Postal mark face. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. A variant of the postal mark with a face drawn on it.
  • Reference mark, komejirushi U+203B Reference mark. General Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. Used in notes the way an asterisk is. The list gives its name as komejirushi, rice symbol.
  • Stock, in parentheses U+3231 Parenthesized ideograph stock. Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, Unicode 1.1. The Unicode names list glosses it as incorporated.
  • Voicing mark, dakuten U+309B Katakana-Hiragana voiced sound mark. Hiragana block, Unicode 1.1. Marks a voiced sound: ta becomes da.
  • Wave dash U+301C Wave dash. CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, Unicode 1.1. The list says it is used in from-to constructions, such as from Monday to Friday.
  • Yen sign U+00A5 Yen sign. Latin-1 Supplement block, Unicode 1.1. The currency sign. The kanji for yen, 円, is in the first group.

Kana that look like faces 7

  • Halfwidth shi U+FF7C Halfwidth Katakana letter si. Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block, Unicode 1.1. A narrow shi from the halfwidth katakana.
  • Halfwidth tsu U+FF82 Halfwidth Katakana letter tu. Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block, Unicode 1.1. A narrow tsu from the halfwidth katakana.
  • Shi in a circle U+32DB Circled Katakana si. Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, Unicode 1.1. Katakana shi in a ring.
  • Shi with voicing marks U+30B8 Katakana letter zi. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Katakana shi with two dots: the same face, tilted.
  • Small tsu U+30C3 Katakana letter small tu. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. A small katakana tsu. The full-size ツ, in the Katakana group, is the one Wikipedia says became an emoticon for its resemblance to a smiling face.
  • Tsu in a circle U+32E1 Circled Katakana tu. Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, Unicode 1.1. Katakana tsu in a ring, a face with a head round it.
  • Tsu with voicing marks U+30C5 Katakana letter du. Katakana block, Unicode 1.1. Katakana tsu with two dots, which gives the face eyebrows.

Japanese emoji 21

  • Bento box U+1F371. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Carp streamer U+1F38F. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Crossed flags U+1F38C. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Dango U+1F361. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Flag of Japan U+1F1EF U+1F1F5. The flag sequence for Japan. Emoji 0.6.
  • Flower playing cards U+1F3B4. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Japanese castle U+1F3EF. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Japanese dolls U+1F38E. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Japanese post office U+1F3E3. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Japanese symbol for beginner U+1F530. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Japanese “here” button U+1F201. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. One of the seventeen button emoji; the word inside is in katakana. Emoji 0.6.
  • Japanese “service charge” button U+1F202 U+FE0F. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. A button emoji with one katakana inside. Emoji 0.6.
  • Kimono U+1F458. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Map of Japan U+1F5FE. CLDR files it under Japan. Emoji 0.6.
  • Mount fuji U+1F5FB. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Pine decoration U+1F38D. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Rice ball U+1F359. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Sushi U+1F363. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Tanabata tree U+1F38B. CLDR, the list of emoji search words, files it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Tokyo tower U+1F5FC. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.
  • Wind chime U+1F390. One of this page's picks; CLDR does not file it under Japanese. Emoji 0.6.

Wrappers and lines 9

  • 〜〜 ♨ 〜〜 A hot spring on a line of wave dashes
  • 愛・夢・花・月・星 Love, dream, flower, moon and star, split by middle dots
  • 「 name 」 A name in hook brackets, the Japanese quotation marks
  • 【 name 】 A name in lenticular brackets, as a heading
  • 〜 name 〜 A name between two wave dashes
  • ツ name ツ A name between two smiling tsu
  • 桜 name 桜 A name between two cherry kanji
  • ・name・ A name between two middle dots
  • ※ note A note opened with the reference mark

How this list was compiled: Every character was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt): the code points and the character names in the notes come from that file, names in sentence case. Block names come from Blocks.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Blocks.txt) and the Unicode version each character arrived in from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt), both version 18.0.0. Other names and uses of a character come from the annotations in NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt). Kanji: the gloss printed in each note is the kDefinition field and the reading comes from the kJapaneseKun and kJapaneseOn fields of Unihan_Readings.txt, and membership of the 2010 list of everyday kanji is the kJoyoKanji field of Unihan_OtherMappings.txt, all in Unihan.zip, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). Every label word and every reading was then checked against a second dictionary, KANJIDIC2 from the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (http://www.edrdg.org/kanjidic/kanjidic2.xml.gz, database version 2026-273); a kanji whose two glosses did not share the label word was left out, and no meaning beyond the gloss is given. Kana: the 46 basic letters of each set, checked against Wikipedia's Hiragana and Katakana articles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana), which give 48 base characters with two no longer in ordinary use. Marks: what each is used for follows Wikipedia's List of Japanese typographic symbols (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_typographic_symbols), restated in this site's own words; the hot springs note follows its Onsen article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen) and the smiling tsu its article Tsu (kana) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsu_(kana)). The build stops if an article does not say what a note says. The squared era names are read from their compatibility decompositions in UnicodeData.txt. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. Emoji search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml). That list files the word Japanese under 27 emoji, seventeen of them button emoji; twelve of the 27 are tiles here, and the seven other emoji are marked as this page's picks. Which characters have an emoji form, and the text-style sequences that keep them plain, come from emoji-data.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-data.txt) and emoji-variation-sequences.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt), version 18.0.0. No franchise, show or game is named. The choice of characters and every wrapper and line are this site's own; the tile names are this site's own. Each tile was drawn with the macOS system fonts before it was kept; a character no installed font could draw was dropped. All sources were read on 2026-09-30. Licence: own work

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