Japanese symbol for “choke”
チョーク
チョーク
Romaji: chooku
choke (hold)
In Japanese, choke is チョーク (chooku).
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 choke (hold) (prowres)
- n choke (of an engine)
Other Japanese words for “choke”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絞り | しぼり shibori | contraction; squeezing; choke |
| むせ返る | むせかえる musekaeru | to choke; to be choked (by) |
| 噎せる | むせる museru | to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by |
| 息が詰まる | いきがつまる ikigatsumaru | to choke; to have trouble breathing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “choke”.
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.