King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “ccw”

Romaji: hidarimawari
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW

In Japanese, ccw is , read (hidarimawari).

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. adj-no, n counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW

Kanji and stroke order

left
on: サ、シャ
kun: ひだり
5 strokes · JLPT 4
-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さゆう sayuuleft and right; right and left
さよく sayokuleft wing
ひだりて hidariteleft hand
ひだりがわ hidarigawaleft side; left-hand side
さは sahaleft wing
ひだりきき hidarikikileft-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation

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.