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Japanese symbol for “powertrain”

Romaji: kudoukei
drive-line; powertrain

In Japanese, powertrain is , read (kudoukei).

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 drive-line; powertrain

Kanji and stroke order

drive, run, gallop
on: ク
kun: か.ける、か.る
14 strokes · JLPT 1
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
lineage, system
on: ケイ
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “powertrain”

WordReadingMeaning
パワートレイン pawaatoreinpower train; powertrain

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くちく kuchikuexpulsion; driving out; driving away
くし kushiusing freely; making full use of; having a good command of
くどう kudoudrive; driving (force)
かける kakeruto run; to dash; to race
かけひき kakehikibargaining; haggling
くじょ kujoextermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
けいれつ keiretsuseries; sequence; system

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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