King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “escort”

Romaji: miokuru
to see (someone) off; to escort

In Japanese, escort is , read (miokuru).

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. v5r, vt to see (someone) off; to escort
  2. v5r, vt to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to gaze after
  3. v5r, vt to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity)
  4. v5r, vt to postpone; to put off; to shelve; to leave (as it is)
  5. v5r, vt to take care of (someone) until death; to attend (someone's) funeral; to bury
  6. v5r, vt to hold off (buying or selling); to wait and see (stockm)

Kanji and stroke order

see, hopes, chances
on: ケン
kun: み.る、み.える、み.せる
7 strokes · JLPT 4
escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “escort”

WordReadingMeaning
ごそう gosouescort (e.g. under guard); convoy
ごえい goeiguard; convoy; escort
けいご keigobodyguard; escort
おくる okuruto see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany
エスコート esukootoescort

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みる miruto see; to look; to watch
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
いけん ikenopinion; view; comment
みえる mieruto be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
みかけ mikakeoutward appearance
かいけん kaikeninterview; audience; meeting
ほうそう housoubroadcasting; broadcast; program
おくる okuruto send; to dispatch; to forward

See also: Chinese symbol for “escort”.

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.