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Japanese symbol for “batter”

Romaji: dasha
batter

In Japanese, batter is , read (dasha).

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 batter (baseb)

Kanji and stroke order

strike, hit, knock
on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
5 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “batter”

WordReadingMeaning
きじ kijidough; batter
バッター battaabatter
ころび korobibatter (construction technique)
ねりこ nerikodough; batter
ぶったたく buttatakuto beat; to batter; to pummel

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うつ utsuto hit; to strike; to knock
だげき dagekiblow; shock; strike
うちあげ uchiagelaunch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks)
あんだ andasafe hit
だは dahabreaking down; defeating; abolishing
だせん dasenbatting line-up; batting order
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist

See also: Chinese symbol for “batter”.

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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