Japanese symbol for “drawbridge”
跳ね橋
はねばし
Romaji: hanebashi
drawbridge
In Japanese, drawbridge is 跳ね橋, read はねばし (hanebashi).
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 drawbridge
- n bascule bridge
Written forms: 跳ね橋、はね橋、跳橋、刎ね橋. Readings: はねばし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “drawbridge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳開橋 | ちょうかいきょう choukaikyou | bascule bridge; drawbridge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳躍 | ちょうやく chouyaku | jump; leap; skip |
| 跳ねる | はねる haneru | to jump; to leap; to prance |
| 跳ね | はね hane | (a) jump |
| 縄跳び | なわとび nawatobi | skipping rope; jump rope |
| 跳馬 | ちょうば chouba | long horse (for vaulting) |
| 棒高跳び | ぼうたかとび boutakatobi | pole vault |
| 船橋 | ふなばし funabashi | pontoon bridge; floating bridge |
| 桟橋 | さんばし sanbashi | wharf; bridge; jetty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “drawbridge”.
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.