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Japanese symbol for “rotator”

Romaji: kaitenki
rotator

In Japanese, rotator is , read (kaitenki).

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 rotator

Kanji and stroke order

-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3
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
loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “rotator”

WordReadingMeaning
ローテータ rooteetarotator

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
かいとう kaitoureply; answer
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
じてんしゃ jitenshabicycle; bike
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty

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.