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Japanese symbol for “scaling”

Romaji: touhan
scaling; climbing; ascending

In Japanese, scaling is , read (touhan).

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 scaling; climbing; ascending

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ascend, climb up
on: トウ、ト、ドウ、ショウ
kun: のぼ.る、あ.がる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
climb, scale
on: ハン
kun: よ.じる
19 strokes

Other Japanese words for “scaling”

WordReadingMeaning
スケーリング sukeeringuscaling
かくだいしゅくしょう kakudaishukushouscaling; zooming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうろく tourokuregistration; accession; register
とうじょう toujouentrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
とざん tozanmountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
とうこう toukouattendance (at school); going to school
とうき toukiregistry; registration
とうよう touyouappointment; assignment; promotion
よじる yojiruto clamber up; to climb up
はんきんるい hankinruiclimbers (birds formerly grouped in order Scansores)

See also: Chinese symbol for “scaling”.

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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