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Japanese symbol for “pacemaker”

Romaji: ondotori
taking the lead; leadership; leader; pacemaker

In Japanese, pacemaker is , read (ondotori).

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 taking the lead; leadership; leader; pacemaker
  2. n chorus leader

Kanji and stroke order

sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3
head, counter for large animals
on: トウ、ズ、ト
kun: あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり
16 strokes · JLPT 3
take, fetch, take up
on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “pacemaker”

WordReadingMeaning
ペースメーカー peesumeekaapacemaker

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
ろくおん rokuon(audio) recording
ほんね honnereal intention; motive; true opinion
そうおん souonnoise; din
はつおん hatsuonpronunciation
ぼうとう boutoubeginning; opening; start
せんとう sentouhead (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business

See also: Chinese symbol for “pacemaker”.

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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