Japanese symbol for “loading”
搭載
とうさい
Romaji: tousai
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
In Japanese, loading is 搭載, read とうさい (tousai).
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, vs, vt loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “loading”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 積載 | せきさい sekisai | loading; carrying |
| 積み込み | つみこみ tsumikomi | loading (of cargo, freight, etc.) |
| 装填 | そうてん souten | loading; charging; filling |
| 充填 | じゅうてん juuten | filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth) |
| 装弾 | そうだん soudan | loading (a firearm) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搭乗 | とうじょう toujou | embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft) |
| 搭乗案内 | とうじょうあんない toujouannai | boarding announcement |
| 搭乗券 | とうじょうけん toujouken | boarding pass; boarding ticket |
| 搭乗員 | とうじょういん toujouin | crew member |
| 搭乗橋 | とうじょうきょう toujoukyou | gangway; boarding bridge |
| 掲載 | けいさい keisai | publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial) |
| 連載 | れんさい rensai | serialization; serialisation; serial story |
| 記載 | きさい kisai | mention (in a document); record; entry |
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.