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Japanese symbol for “gymnast”

Romaji: taisousenshu
gymnast

In Japanese, gymnast is , read (taisousenshu).

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 gymnast

Kanji and stroke order

body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3
maneuver, manipulate, operate
on: ソウ、サン
kun: みさお、あやつ.る
16 strokes · JLPT 2
elect, select, choose
on: セン
kun: えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る
15 strokes · JLPT 2
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
たいけん taiken(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience
いったい ittai(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
たいせい taiseiorder; system; structure
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
そうさ sousaoperation; management; handling
たいそう taisougymnastics; physical exercises
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company

See also: Chinese symbol for “gymnast”.

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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