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Japanese symbol for “interlock”

Romaji: rendousouchi
interlock; interlocking device

In Japanese, interlock is , read (rendousouchi).

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 interlock; interlocking device

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
attire, dress, pretend
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: よそお.う、よそお.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
placement, put, set
on: チ
kun: お.く、-お.き
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “interlock”

WordReadingMeaning
インターロック intaarokkuinterlock

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
そうち souchiequipment; device; installation
いち ichiplace; position; location

See also: Chinese symbol for “interlock”.

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.