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Japanese symbol for “rush”

Romaji: sattou
rush; flood; deluge

In Japanese, rush is , read (sattou).

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, vi, vs rush; flood; deluge

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

kill, murder, butcher
on: サツ、サイ、セツ
kun: ころ.す、-ごろ.し、そ.ぐ、あや.める
10 strokes · JLPT 2
arrival, proceed, reach
on: トウ
kun: いた.る
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “rush”

WordReadingMeaning
ラッシュ rasshurush (of people or activity)
とっしん tosshinrush; dash; charge
はしる hashiruto rush (to); to dash; to race
いそぐ isoguto hurry; to rush; to hasten
やくしん yakushinmaking rapid progress; making great advances; rush

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さつじん satsujinmurder; homicide; manslaughter
じさつ jisatsusuicide
ころす korosuto kill; to slay; to murder
あんさつ ansatsuassassination
ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsuslaughter; massacre
ころし koroshimurder; killing; murderer
とうちゃく touchakuarrival
とうたつ toutatsureaching; attaining; arrival

See also: Chinese symbol for “rush”.

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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