Japanese Kanji Symbol for FAMILY. For Your Tattoo Free Download

Hi, it’s Junko from Japan. Family says KAZOKU in the Japanese language. I hear it’s one of the most popular symbols for tattoos. In this post, I’ll explain what each Kanji symbol represents for “family” symbols.

What Is the Japanese Symbol for Family?

Here’s the Kanji writing for family. It consists of two Kanji characters.

KA = home, house
ZOKU = fellow, pedigree, lineage, race

The KA letter stands for “home.” The top part depicts a roof, and the part below the roof portrays an animal. The entire shape represents a sacred place for serving a sacrifice to gods.

The ZOKU represents something that belongs to the same group. Its shape symbolize an army flag and arrows gathering around the flag.

Do we always need two letters for the family?

Junko

Yes. Don’t use each symbol alone if you want to mean family. It’s odd to use these letters separately. The KA would be understood as “house,” and the ZOKU doesn’t make sense alone.

Family Symbol Images for Free Download!

Here are 4 free downloads of the family Kanji symbol in PNG format. I prepared the black letters and the outlines, horizontal writing and vertical one for each. Feel free to use them for any purpose.

Click each image, and you can get the larger size!

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