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Japanese symbol for “escorting”

Romaji: tenjou
accompanying (on a trip); escorting (a tour group)

In Japanese, escorting is , read (tenjou).

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, vi, vs accompanying (on a trip); escorting (a tour group)

Kanji and stroke order

annexed, accompany, marry
on: テン
kun: そ.える、そ.う
11 strokes · JLPT 1
ride, power, multiplication
on: ジョウ、ショウ
kun: の.る、-の.り、の.せる
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “escorting”

WordReadingMeaning
はいそう haisouseeing (someone) off; escorting (e.g. home)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
てんか tenkaaddition; annexing
てんぷ tenpuattaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
つきそい tsukisoiattendance (on); chaperonage
まきぞえ makizoegetting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement
てんさく tensakucorrection; looking over; touching up
ちからぞえ chikarazoehelp; assistance; service
のりかえ norikaetransfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection
じょうきゃく joukyakupassenger

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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