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Japanese symbol for “redirection”

Romaji: tensou
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection

In Japanese, redirection is , read (tensou).

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, vs, vt transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection
  2. n, vs, vt transfer (of data); transmission

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

revolve, turn around, change
on: テン
kun: ころ.がる、ころ.げる、ころ.がす、ころ.ぶ
11 strokes · JLPT 3
escort, send
on: ソウ
kun: おく.る
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “redirection”

WordReadingMeaning
リダイレクト ridairekutoredirect; redirection
あてさきへんこう atesakihenkouredirection
リダイレクション ridairekushonredirection; redirect

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
じてんしゃ jitenshabicycle; bike
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn
いてん itenmoving; relocation; change of address
ぎゃくてん gyakutenreversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout
てんかん tenkanconversion; diversion; changeover
ほうそう housoubroadcasting; broadcast; program
おくる okuruto 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.

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