Japanese symbol for “boardwalk”
木道
もくどう
Romaji: mokudou
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
In Japanese, boardwalk is 木道, read もくどう (mokudou).
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
- n boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “boardwalk”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ボードウォーク | ボードウォーク boodowooku | boardwalk |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
| 木曜 | もくよう mokuyou | Thursday |
| 樹木 | じゅもく jumoku | tree; trees and shrubs |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees; row of trees |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
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.