Japanese symbol for “conductor”
車掌
しゃしょう
Romaji: shashou
(train) conductor
In Japanese, conductor is 車掌, read しゃしょう (shashou).
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 (train) conductor
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conductor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガイド | ガイド gaido | guide; tour guide; conductor |
| 導体 | どうたい doutai | conductor (of heat or electricity) |
| コンダクター | コンダクター kondakutaa | conductor |
| 指揮者 | しきしゃ shikisha | (musical) conductor |
| 楽長 | がくちょう gakuchou | bandmaster; conductor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ jitensha | bicycle; bike |
| 列車 | れっしゃ ressha | train; railway train |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | parking (a vehicle) |
| 掌握 | しょうあく shouaku | grasping; seizing; holding |
| 合掌 | がっしょう gasshou | pressing one's hands together in prayer |
See also: Chinese symbol for “conductor”.
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.