Japanese symbol for “flooring”

In Japanese, flooring is ダウン (daun).

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 fall; decrease; drop; going down
2. n, vi, vs knocking down; flooring; being knocked down; being floored (boxing)
3. n, vi, vs being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); being knocked out (from alcohol); being out of it; collapsing
4. n, vi, vs going down (of a computer system, server, etc.); crashing (comp)
5. n (number of) outs (baseb)
6. n being down (in points, games, etc.); being behind; trailing (sports)

Other Japanese words for “flooring”

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