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Japanese symbol for “salvage”

Romaji: hikiage
pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation

In Japanese, salvage is , read (hikiage).

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 pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation
  2. n raising; increase; upward revision
  3. n repatriation; evacuation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “salvage”

WordReadingMeaning
きゅうなん kyuunanrescue; salvage
サルベージ sarubeejisalvage

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
いんたい intairetirement
わりびき waribikidiscount; reduction; rebate
ひきつづき hikitsuzukicontinuously; continually; without a break
いんよう in'youquotation; citation; reference
ひっこし hikkoshimoving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds

See also: Chinese symbol for “salvage”.

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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