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Japanese symbol for “miu”

Romaji: kidousousatai
mobile investigation unit (police); MIU

In Japanese, miu is , read (kidousousatai).

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 mobile investigation unit (police); MIU

Kanji and stroke order

loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
search, look for, locate
on: ソウ、シュ、シュウ
kun: さが.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
investigate
on: サ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
regiment, party, company
on: タイ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “miu”

WordReadingMeaning
きそう kisoumobile investigation unit; MIU

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty
きかん kikanengine
きかい kikaichance; opportunity; occasion
きかい kikaimachine; mechanism
きき kikicrisis; critical situation; emergency
きこう kikoumechanism; machinery
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
そうさ sousasearch (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry
ちょうさ chousainvestigation; examination; inquiry
じえいたい jieitaiJapan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF

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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