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Japanese symbol for “eastbound”

Romaji: toukou
sailing east; eastbound

In Japanese, eastbound is , read (toukou).

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-no, n sailing east; eastbound

Kanji and stroke order

east
on: トウ
kun: ひがし
8 strokes · JLPT 4
navigate, sail, cruise
on: コウ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうきょう toukyouTokyo
とうざい touzaieast and west
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
とうぶ toubueastern part; the east (of a region)
ほくとう hokutounortheast
とうほく touhokunorth-east
こうくう koukuuaviation; flying
こうくうき koukuukiaircraft

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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