Japanese symbol for “runway”
滑走路
かっそうろ
Romaji: kassouro
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
In Japanese, runway is 滑走路, read かっそうろ (kassouro).
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
- n runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “runway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ランウェイ | ランウェイ ranwei | runway (at a fashion show); catwalk |
| ピスト | ピスト pisuto | runway |
| キャットウォーク | キャットウォーク kyattowooku | catwalk (at a fashion show); runway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety |
| 滑走 | かっそう kassou | gliding; sliding; skating (on ice) |
| 滑る | すべる suberu | to slide; to glide; to skate |
| 滑り | ぬめり numeri | slime; sliminess; mucus |
| 滑稽 | こっけい kokkei | funny; comical; humorous |
| 走る | はしる hashiru | to run |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
See also: Chinese symbol for “runway”.
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.