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Japanese symbol for “colonnade”

Romaji: retchuu
colonnade; row of columns

In Japanese, colonnade is , read (retchuu).

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. n colonnade; row of columns (archit)

Kanji and stroke order

file, row, rank
on: レツ、レ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
pillar, post, cylinder
on: チュウ
kun: はしら
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “colonnade”

WordReadingMeaning
コロネード koroneedocolonnade

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れっしゃ resshatrain; railway train
けいれつ keiretsuseries; sequence; system
ぎょうれつ gyouretsuline; queue; procession
れっとう rettouarchipelago; chain of islands
はいれつ hairetsuarranging; ordering; sequencing
ちんれつ chinretsuexhibition; display; putting on show
でんちゅう denchuuutility pole; power pole; telephone pole
しちゅう shichuuprop; stay; support

See also: Chinese symbol for “colonnade”.

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.

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