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Japanese symbol for “robot”

Romaji: robotto
robot

In Japanese, robot is (robotto).

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 robot
  2. n (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

Other Japanese words for “robot”

WordReadingMeaning
てつじん tetsujin(steel-clad) robot
ロボ roborobot
じんぞうにんげん jinzouningenandroid; artificial human; robot
スチールカラー suchiirukaraasteel collar worker; robot

See also: Chinese symbol for “robot”.

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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