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Japanese symbol for “mounting”

Romaji: souchaku
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting

In Japanese, mounting is , read (souchaku).

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 equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

Kanji and stroke order

attire, dress, pretend
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: よそお.う、よそお.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
don, arrive, wear
on: チャク、ジャク
kun: き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “mounting”

WordReadingMeaning
だい daisetting (of a gem); mounting
きじょう kijouriding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
ひょうそう hyousoumounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
じっそう jissouimplementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting
とりつけ toritsukeinstallation; mounting; furnishing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうち souchiequipment; device; installation
ぶそう busouarms; armament; taking up arms
いしょう ishouclothing; costume; outfit
ふくそう fukusouattire; dress; clothes
そうしょく soushokuornament; decoration
そうび soubiequipment
とうちゃく touchakuarrival
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

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.