Japanese symbol for “causeway”
土手道
どてみち
Romaji: dotemichi
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
In Japanese, causeway is 土手道, read どてみち (dotemichi).
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 causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “causeway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畦 | あぜ aze | footpath between rice fields; causeway |
| 畦畔 | けいはん keihan | causeway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 土曜 | どよう doyou | Saturday |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
| 国土 | こくど kokudo | country; territory; domain |
| 土産 | みやげ miyage | local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling |
| 土台 | どだい dodai | foundation; base; basis |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
See also: Chinese symbol for “causeway”.
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.