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Japanese symbol for “flowchart”

Romaji: nagarezu
flowchart; flow diagram

In Japanese, flowchart is , read (nagarezu).

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 flowchart; flow diagram

Kanji and stroke order

current, a sink, flow
on: リュウ、ル
kun: なが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
map, drawing, plan
on: ズ、ト
kun: え、はか.る
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “flowchart”

WordReadingMeaning
フローチャート furoochaatoflowchart; flow chart

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ながれ nagareflow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
こうりゅう kouryuuexchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction
りゅうこう ryuukoufashion; trend; vogue
りゅうつう ryuutsuucirculation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution
ながし nagashisink (e.g. in a kitchen)
ながす nagasuto drain; to pour; to run
ちず chizumap; atlas; chart
としょかん toshokanlibrary

See also: Chinese symbol for “flowchart”.

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.