Japanese symbol for “furrow”
轍
わだち
Romaji: wadachi
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove
In Japanese, furrow is 轍, read わだち (wadachi).
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 rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; footsteps; wake
Written forms: 轍. Readings: わだち、てつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “furrow”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畝間 | うねま unema | furrow; room with ridged roof |
| 顰める | しかめる shikameru | to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up |
| 顰める | ひそめる hisomeru | to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract |
| しわを寄せる | しわをよせる shiwaoyoseru | to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 転轍機 | てんてつき tentetsuki | switch; points |
| 転轍 | てんてつ tentetsu | switching or shunting (of a rail car) |
| 転轍手 | てんてつしゅ tentetsushu | switchman; pointsman; rail transport worker who operated railway switches (points) |
| 轍叉 | てっさ tessa | railway frog |
| 前轍 | ぜんてつ zentetsu | wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before |
| 轍を踏む | てつをふむ tetsuofumu | to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; to follow the ruts (of a previous cart) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “furrow”.
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.