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Japanese symbol for “loading”

Romaji: tousai
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with

In Japanese, loading is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with

Kanji and stroke order

board, load (a vehicle), ride
on: トウ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
ride, board, get on
on: サイ
kun: の.せる、の.る
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “loading”

WordReadingMeaning
せきさい sekisailoading; carrying
つみこみ tsumikomiloading (of cargo, freight, etc.)
そうてん soutenloading; charging; filling
じゅうてん juutenfilling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth)
そうだん soudanloading (a firearm)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうじょう toujouembarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
とうじょうあんない toujouannaiboarding announcement
とうじょうけん toujoukenboarding pass; boarding ticket
とうじょういん toujouincrew member
とうじょうきょう toujoukyougangway; boarding bridge
けいさい keisaipublication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial)
れんさい rensaiserialization; serialisation; serial story
きさい kisaimention (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.

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