Japanese symbol for “breakthrough”
突破
とっぱ
Romaji: toppa
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
In Japanese, breakthrough is 突破, read とっぱ (toppa).
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, vs, vt breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
- n, vs, vt surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; getting over; accomplishing (an aim); reaching (a goal)
- n, vs, vt exceeding; passing; rising above
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “breakthrough”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大発見 | だいはっけん daihakken | breakthrough; great discovery |
| 突破口 | とっぱこう toppakou | breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening |
| 新機軸 | しんきじく shinkijiku | innovation; new departure; milestone |
| 破過 | はか haka | breakthrough (of a contaminant through a respirator cartridge, etc.) |
| ブレークスルー | ブレークスルー bureekusuruu | breakthrough |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction; disruption |
| 破産 | はさん hasan | bankruptcy; insolvency |
| 破る | やぶる yaburu | to tear; to rip; to break |
See also: Chinese symbol for “breakthrough”.
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.