Japanese symbol for “coping”
笠木
かさぎ
Romaji: kasagi
coping; top rail
In Japanese, coping is 笠木, read かさぎ (kasagi).
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 coping; top rail (archit)
- n top part of the upper cross-beam of a torii (archit)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コーピング | コーピング koopingu | coping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花笠 | はながさ hanagasa | hanagasa; conical hat adorned with flowers; used in Japanese traditional performing arts |
| 三度笠 | さんどがさ sandogasa | type of traditional Japanese conical hat |
| 笠懸 | かさがけ kasagake | mounted archery; target shooting on horseback |
| 菅笠 | すげがさ sugegasa | sedge-woven (bamboo) hat |
| 陣笠 | じんがさ jingasa | ancient soldier's hat |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
| 木曜 | もくよう mokuyou | Thursday |
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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