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Japanese symbol for “hmv”

Romaji: koukidousha
highly maneuverable vehicle; high mobility vehicle; HMV

In Japanese, hmv is , read (koukidousha).

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 highly maneuverable vehicle; high mobility vehicle; HMV

Kanji and stroke order

tall, high, expensive
on: コウ
kun: たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 4
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
car
on: シャ
kun: くるま
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいこう saikoubest; supreme; wonderful
たかい takaihigh; tall
こうこう koukousenior high school; high school
こうこうせい koukouseisenior high school student
こうそく kousokuhigh-speed; rapid; express
こうれい koureiadvanced age; old age
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty
きかん kikanengine
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
しゃりょう sharyou(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car

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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