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Japanese symbol for “dynamic”

Romaji: douteki
dynamic; kinetic

In Japanese, dynamic is , read (douteki).

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. adj-na dynamic; kinetic

Kanji and stroke order

move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “dynamic”

WordReadingMeaning
ダイナミック dainamikkudynamic
りきどうてき rikidoutekidynamic
かつどうてき katsudoutekiactive; dynamic; energetic
こうどうてき koudoutekiactive; dynamic
いんうん in'unenergetic; lively; dynamic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
うんどう undouexercise; physical training; workout
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
じどう jidouautomatic
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
ほうてき houtekilegal

See also: Chinese symbol for “dynamic”.

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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