Japanese symbol for “extradition”

引き渡し

ひきわたし

Romaji: hikiwatashi

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

In Japanese, extradition is 引き渡し, read ひきわたし (hikiwatashi).

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 delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

Written forms: 引き渡し、引渡し、引渡. Readings: ひきわたし.

Kanji and stroke order

引

pull, tug, jerk

on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける

4 strokes · JLPT 3

渡

transit, ford, ferry

on: ト
kun: わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
引退	いんたい intai	retirement
割引	わりびき waribiki	discount; reduction; rebate
引き続き	ひきつづき hikitsuzuki	continuously; continually; without a break
引用	いんよう in'you	quotation; citation; reference
引っ越し	ひっこし hikkoshi	moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
渡す	わたす watasu	to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
譲渡	じょうと jouto	transfer; assignment; conveyance

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.