Japanese symbol for “scaffold”
足場
あしば
Romaji: ashiba
scaffold; scaffolding
In Japanese, scaffold is 足場, read あしば (ashiba).
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 scaffold; scaffolding
- n foothold; footing
- n foothold (e.g. in business); foundation; base
- n convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scaffold”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ゴンドラ | ゴンドラ gondora | scaffold (building); display shelf (shop) |
| 処刑台 | しょけいだい shokeidai | scaffold; gallows |
| 死刑台 | しけいだい shikeidai | scaffold; gallows |
| 断頭台 | だんとうだい dantoudai | (beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 満足 | まんぞく manzoku | satisfaction; contentment; gratification |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 足跡 | あしあと ashiato | footprints |
| 足元 | あしもと ashimoto | at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step") |
| 発足 | ほっそく hossoku | starting; inauguration; launch |
| 手足 | てあし teashi | hands and feet; limbs |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scaffold”.
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.