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Japanese symbol for “sailboat”

Romaji: yotto
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat

In Japanese, sailboat is (yotto).

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 yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat

Other Japanese words for “sailboat”

WordReadingMeaning
ほまえせん homaesensailboat; sailing boat
ほかけぶね hokakebunesailboat
セーリングボート seeringubootosailing boat; sailboat

See also: Chinese symbol for “sailboat”.

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.