Japanese symbol for “sagging”

撓わ

たわわ

Romaji: tawawa

heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

In Japanese, sagging is 撓わ, read たわわ (tawawa).

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

adj-na heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

Written forms: 撓わ、撓. Readings: たわわ.

Kanji and stroke order

撓

bend, train, lithe

on: トウ、キョウ、コウ、ジョウ
kun: たわ.む、しな.う、しお.る、たわ.める

15 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
不撓	ふとう futou	unbending; inflexible; tenacity
撓み	たわみ tawami	bend; curvature; deflection
撓む	たわむ tawamu	to bend; to warp
可撓	かとう katou	flexible
不撓不屈	ふとうふくつ futoufukutsu	tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness

See also: Chinese symbol for “sagging”.

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.