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Japanese symbol for “bootstrap”

Romaji: buuto
boot; bootstrap; booting

In Japanese, bootstrap is (buuto).

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 boot; bootstrap; booting (comp)

Other Japanese words for “bootstrap”

WordReadingMeaning
ブートストラップ buutosutorappubootstrap; boot

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.