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Japanese symbol for “anchorage”

Romaji: teihaku
anchorage; anchoring; mooring

In Japanese, anchorage is , read (teihaku).

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, vi, vs anchorage; anchoring; mooring

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

halt, stopping
on: テイ
kun: と.める、と.まる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
on: ハク
kun: と.まる、と.める
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “anchorage”

WordReadingMeaning
けいりゅう keiryuumooring; anchorage
はくち hakuchianchorage; berth
とまり tomarianchorage; harbor; port
ふなつきば funatsukibaharbour; harbor; landing place
ふながかり funagakarianchorage; moorage

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていし teishistoppage; coming to a stop; halt
ていでん teidenpower outage; power failure; power cut
ちょうてい chouteimediation; arbitration; intervention
ていたい teitaistagnation; tie-up; standstill
ていしゃ teishastopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
ていせん teisenarmistice; ceasefire
しゅくはく shukuhakuaccommodation; lodging
とまる tomaruto stay at (e.g. hotel)

See also: Chinese symbol for “anchorage”.

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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