Japanese symbol for “coach”
馬車
ばしゃ
Romaji: basha
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
In Japanese, coach is 馬車, read ばしゃ (basha).
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 coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
Written forms: 馬車. Readings: ばしゃ、うまぐるま.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coach”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コーチ | コーチ koochi | coach |
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | director; superintendent; supervisor |
| 師範 | しはん shihan | instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; master |
| コーチャー | コーチャー koochaa | coach; coacher; trainer |
| 揉む | もむ momu | to train; to coach |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 馬鹿 | ばか baka | idiot; moron; fool |
| 馬場 | ばば baba | riding ground; racecourse; racetrack |
| 出馬 | しゅつば shutsuba | running (for election); coming forward as a candidate |
| 馬力 | ばりき bariki | horsepower; hp |
| 馬券 | ばけん baken | betting ticket; betting slip |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
See also: Chinese symbol for “coach”.
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.