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Japanese symbol for “roadrunner”

Romaji: michibashiri
roadrunner

In Japanese, roadrunner is , read (michibashiri).

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 roadrunner

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

road-way, street, district
on: ドウ、トウ
kun: みち、いう
12 strokes · JLPT 4
run
on: ソウ
kun: はし.る
7 strokes · JLPT 3

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
はしる hashiruto run
とうそう tousouflight; desertion; escape

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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