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Japanese symbol for “ambulatory”

Romaji: idoushiki
mobile; portable; ambulatory

In Japanese, ambulatory is , read (idoushiki).

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. adj-no mobile; portable; ambulatory

Kanji and stroke order

shift, move, change
on: イ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す
11 strokes · JLPT 2
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
style, ceremony, rite
on: シキ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ambulatory”

WordReadingMeaning
いどうせい idouseimobile; moving; ambulatory

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
いしょく ishokutransplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting
いてん itenmoving; relocation; change of address
いみん iminimmigration; emigration
いじゅう ijuumigration; move; emigration
いこう ikoutransition; changeover; switchover
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
こうしき koushikiofficial; formal

See also: Chinese symbol for “ambulatory”.

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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