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Japanese symbol for “beater”

Romaji: seko
beater (on a hunt)

In Japanese, beater is , read (seko).

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 beater (on a hunt)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “beater”

WordReadingMeaning
ビーター biitaabeater (for eggs, etc.)
かりこ karikobeater (on a hunt)
ばち bachidrumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position
せいりょく seiryokuinfluence; power; might
いきおい ikioiforce; vigor; vigour
おおぜい oozeicrowd of people; great number of people
じょうせい jouseistate of things; state of affairs; situation
たいせい taiseiattitude; posture; preparedness
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl

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.