Japanese symbol for “collarbone”
鎖骨
さこつ
Romaji: sakotsu
collarbone; clavicle
In Japanese, collarbone is 鎖骨, read さこつ (sakotsu).
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 collarbone; clavicle (anat)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 連鎖 | れんさ rensa | chain; series; connection |
| 鎖国 | さこく sakoku | national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners) |
| 経済封鎖 | けいざいふうさ keizaifuusa | economic blockade; embargo |
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | open; unconcealed; undisguised |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ tekkotsu | steel frame; steel beam; steel girder |
See also: Chinese symbol for “collarbone”.
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.