Japanese symbol for “redirecting”
回送
かいそう
Romaji: kaisou
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail)
In Japanese, redirecting is 回送, read かいそう (kaisou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail)
- n, vs, vt deadheading (e.g. train); (train) returning to the station
Written forms: 回送、廻送. Readings: かいそう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send; to dispatch; to forward |
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.