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Japanese symbol for “lightweight”

Romaji: raitokyuu
lightweight

In Japanese, lightweight is , read (raitokyuu).

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 lightweight (sports)

Kanji and stroke order

class, rank, grade
on: キュウ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “lightweight”

WordReadingMeaning
ライトウェイト raitoweitolightweight

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうきゅう koukyuuhigh-class; high-grade; high-quality
じょうきゅう joukyuuupper level; upper grade; high rank
かいきゅう kaikyuu(social) class
どうきゅうせい doukyuuseiclassmate
ちゅうきゅう chuukyuuintermediate level
とうきゅう toukyuugrade; class; degree

See also: Chinese symbol for “lightweight”.

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.