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Japanese symbol for “bottleneck”

Romaji: botorunekku
bottleneck

In Japanese, bottleneck is (botorunekku).

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 bottleneck

Other Japanese words for “bottleneck”

WordReadingMeaning
ネック nekkubottleneck; obstruction
あいろ airobottleneck; impasse

See also: Chinese symbol for “bottleneck”.

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.