Japanese symbol for “intersecting”

In Japanese, intersecting is 横断, read おうだん (oudan).

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, vi, vs crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across; intersecting (e.g. a railway track)
2. n, vi, vs crossing (east-west); traversing; travelling across; flying across (e.g. the Pacific); sailing across
3. n, vs, vt cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

Kanji and stroke order

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Other Japanese words for “intersecting”

Related words

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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.