Japanese symbol for “scanning”
走査
そうさ
Romaji: sousa
scan; scanning
In Japanese, scanning is 走査, read そうさ (sousa).
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, vs, vt scan; scanning
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scanning”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スキャニング | スキャニング sukyaningu | scanning |
| 掃引 | そういん souin | sweeping; scanning |
| 走り読み | はしりよみ hashiriyomi | skimming through; scanning (reading matter) |
| 早回し | はやまわし hayamawashi | fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走る | はしる hashiru | to run |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
| 走行 | そうこう soukou | running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling |
| 走り | はしり hashiri | running |
| 脱走 | だっそう dassou | escape; flight; breakout |
| 暴走 | ぼうそう bousou | acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly |
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test |
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.