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Japanese symbol for “ferry”

Romaji: watashi
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat)

In Japanese, ferry is , read (watashi).

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 ferry (crossing); ferry(boat)
  2. suf delivery

Kanji and stroke order

transit, ford, ferry
on: ト
kun: わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ferry”

WordReadingMeaning
フェリー feriiferry
わたしぶね watashibuneferry; ferryboat
かと katocrossing; ferry
とせん tosenferry; ferryboat
つ tsuferry

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
わたす watasuto ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
じょうと joutotransfer; assignment; conveyance
わたる wataruto cross over; to go across
わたり wataricrossing; passage; transit
ひきわたし hikiwatashidelivery; handing over; turning over

See also: Chinese symbol for “ferry”.

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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