Japanese symbol for “patrol”
巡回
じゅんかい
Romaji: junkai
going around; patrol; round; tour
In Japanese, patrol is 巡回, read じゅんかい (junkai).
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, vi, vs going around; patrol; round; tour
Written forms: 巡回、巡廻. Readings: じゅんかい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “patrol”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哨戒 | しょうかい shoukai | patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling |
| パトロール | パトロール patorooru | patrol |
| 巡行 | じゅんこう junkou | patrol |
| 警ら | けいら keira | patrol |
| 回る | まわる mawaru | to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 巡る | めぐる meguru | to go around; to make a circle around |
| 巡礼 | じゅんれい junrei | pilgrimage; pilgrim |
| 巡業 | じゅんぎょう jungyou | provincial tour |
| 巡視 | じゅんし junshi | inspection tour |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “patrol”.
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.