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Japanese symbol for “airway”

Romaji: fuudou
airway; air duct

In Japanese, airway is , read (fuudou).

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 airway; air duct

Kanji and stroke order

wind, air, style
on: フウ、フ
kun: かぜ、かざ-
9 strokes · JLPT 3
road-way, street, district
on: ドウ、トウ
kun: みち、いう
12 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “airway”

WordReadingMeaning
エアウェイ eaweiairway
こうくうろ koukuuroair route; airway; air lane

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいふう taifuutyphoon; hurricane
ふうけい fuukeiscenery; scene; landscape
ふうぞく fuuzokumanners; customs
かぜ kaze(common) cold; influenza; flu
ふろ furobath; bathing; bathtub
ふうせん fuusenballoon (toy or decoration)
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
どうろ douroroad; highway

See also: Chinese symbol for “airway”.

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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