Japanese symbol for “lifeline”
命綱
いのちづな
Romaji: inochizuna
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
In Japanese, lifeline is 命綱, read いのちづな (inochizuna).
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
- n lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lifeline”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生命線 | せいめいせん seimeisen | lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing |
| 救命索 | きゅうめいさく kyuumeisaku | lifeline |
| ライフライン | ライフライン raifurain | lifeline |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生命 | せいめい seimei | life; existence |
| 革命 | かくめい kakumei | revolution |
| 命令 | めいれい meirei | order; command; decree |
| 運命 | うんめい unmei | fate; destiny; lot |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei | very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう jumyou | lifespan; life; lifetime |
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 綱渡り | つなわたり tsunawatari | tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lifeline”.
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.