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Japanese symbol for “harnessing”

Romaji: keiga
harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)

In Japanese, harnessing is , read (keiga).

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, vs harnessing (a horse to a cart, esp. for a race)

Kanji and stroke order

tie, fasten, chain
on: ケイ
kun: つな.ぐ、かか.る、か.ける
17 strokes
vehicle, palanquin, litter
on: カ、ガ
kun: かご、が.する、しのぐ、のる
15 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
つながる tsunagaruto be connected (to); to be joined together; to be linked
つながり tsunagariconnection; link; relationship
つなぐ tsunaguto connect; to link together
つなぎ tsunagilink; connection; tie
つなげる tsunageruto connect
じゅずつなぎ juzutsunagilinking together; tying in a row
りょうが ryougaexcelling; surpassing; outdoing
しゅつが shutsugadeparture (of a noble)

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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