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Japanese symbol for “cqc”

Romaji: kinsetsukakutou
close quarters combat; CQC

In Japanese, cqc is , read (kinsetsukakutou).

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 close quarters combat; CQC

Kanji and stroke order

near, early, akin
on: キン、コン
kun: ちか.い
7 strokes · JLPT 3
touch, contact, adjoin
on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
status, rank, capacity
on: カク、コウ、キャク、ゴウ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
fight, war
on: トウ
kun: たたか.う、あらそ.う
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “cqc”

WordReadingMeaning
シー・キュー・シー shii・kyuu・shiiclose quarters combat; CQC
きんせつせんとう kinsetsusentouclose-quarters combat; close-quarters battle; CQC
きんせつせん kinsetsusenclose-quarters combat; close-quarters battle; CQC

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいきん saikinrecently; lately; these days
きんじょ kinjoneighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ふきん fukinneighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
ちかい chikainear; close; short (distance)
きんだい kindaipresent day; modern times; recent times
せっきん sekkingetting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
ちょくせつ chokusetsudirect; immediate; personal
せっしょく sesshokutouch; contact; touching
かかく kakakuprice; value; cost
せんとう sentoubattle; fight; combat

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.