Japanese symbol for “anchor”
アンカー
アンカー
Romaji: ankaa
(ship's) anchor
In Japanese, anchor is アンカー (ankaa).
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Meanings
- n (ship's) anchor
- n anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race) (sports)
- n (news) anchor; anchorman
- n anchor (in HTML) (internet)
- n link to a previous post (on a message board) (internet)
- n anchor (soccer position) (sports)
Written forms: —. Readings: アンカー、アンカ.
Other Japanese words for “anchor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錨 | いかり ikari | anchor |
| アンクル | アンクル ankuru | anchor (of an anchor escapement in a clock); pallet fork (of a lever escapement in a mechanical watch) |
| 殿 | しんがり shingari | anchor (man) |
| 端点 | たんてん tanten | anchor; endpoint node; peripheral node |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anchor”.
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.