Japanese symbol for “clip”
動画
どうが
Romaji: douga
video (esp. digital); video clip; clip
In Japanese, clip is 動画, read どうが (douga).
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 video (esp. digital); video clip; clip
- n animation; animated cartoon
- n in-betweens (animation)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “clip”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クリップ | クリップ kurippu | clip (paper, surgical, etc.) |
| 刈る | かる karu | to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip |
| 挟み | はさみ hasami | clip |
| 刈り込む | かりこむ karikomu | to prune; to trim; to cut back |
| 切り抜き | きりぬき kirinuki | clip (from a video); video clip |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
See also: Chinese symbol for “clip”.
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.