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Japanese symbol for “march”

Romaji: koushin
march; parade

In Japanese, march is , read (koushin).

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 march; parade

Kanji and stroke order

going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
advance, proceed, progress
on: シン
kun: すす.む、すす.める
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “march”

WordReadingMeaning
こうしんきょく koushinkyokumarch
しんぐん shingunmarch; advance
こうてい kouteijourney; course; distance
こうぐん kougunmarch; marching
マーチ maachimarch

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself
ぎんこう ginkoubank; banking institution
いき ikithe way there; outbound leg; outbound trip
こうい kouiact; deed; conduct
りょこう ryokoutravel; trip; journey
すいしん suishinpropulsion; drive
しんこう shinkoumoving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement

See also: Chinese symbol for “march”.

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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