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Japanese symbol for “carry”

Romaji: hakobu
to carry; to transport; to move; to convey

In Japanese, carry is , read (hakobu).

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. v5b, vt to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
  2. v5b, vt to come; to go
  3. v5b, vt to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
  4. v5b, vt to carry out; to proceed with; to arrange
  5. v5b, vi to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress

Kanji and stroke order

carry, luck, destiny
on: ウン
kun: はこ.ぶ
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “carry”

WordReadingMeaning
もつ motsuto hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
のむ nomuto carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
とおる tooruto carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
キャリー kyariicarry; carrying
とどく todokuto reach; to touch; to get to

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うんどう undouexercise; physical training; workout
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
うんえい un'eimanagement; administration; operation
うんよう un'youmaking use of; application; practical use
うんめい unmeifate; destiny; lot

See also: Chinese symbol for “carry”.

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.

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