Japanese symbol for “overland”
陸路
りくろ
Romaji: rikuro
land route; overland route
In Japanese, overland is 陸路, read りくろ (rikuro).
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 land route; overland route
- adv by land; overland
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大陸 | たいりく tairiku | continent |
| 陸上 | りくじょう rikujou | (on) land; ground; shore |
| 上陸 | じょうりく jouriku | landing; going ashore; disembarkation |
| 陸軍 | りくぐん rikugun | army |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく chakuriku | landing; alighting; touch down |
| 離陸 | りりく ririku | takeoff |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
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.