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Japanese symbol for “roadblock”

Romaji: dourofuusa
roadblock

In Japanese, roadblock is , read (dourofuusa).

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 roadblock

Kanji and stroke order

road-way, street, district
on: ドウ、トウ
kun: みち、いう
12 strokes · JLPT 4
path, route, road
on: ロ、ル
kun: -じ、みち
13 strokes · JLPT 2
seal, closing
on: フウ、ホウ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
chain, irons, connection
on: サ
kun: くさり、とざ.す
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
どうろ douroroad; highway
てつどう tetsudourailroad; railway; rail transport
どうぐ dougutool; implement; instrument
ほっかいどう hokkaidouHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
すいどう suidouwater supply; water service; waterworks
ろじょう rojouon the road; on the street; in the street
かいろ kairocircuit
ふうさ fuusablockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
へいさ heisaclosing; closure

See also: Chinese symbol for “roadblock”.

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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