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Japanese symbol for “scrambling”

Romaji: waregachini
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first

In Japanese, scrambling is , read (waregachini).

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. adv scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

ego, I, selfish
on: ガ
kun: われ、わ、わ.が-、わが-
7 strokes · JLPT 1
victory, win, prevail
on: ショウ
kun: か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “scrambling”

WordReadingMeaning
かきまぜきそく kakimazekisokuscrambling
きんきゅうはっしん kinkyuuhasshinscrambling; scramble
ほうほうのてい houhounoteiscuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
われわれ warewarewe
がまん gamanendurance; patience; perseverance
わが wagamy; our; one's own
わがや wagayaone's house; one's home; one's family
じが jigaego
われら warerawe; us
しょうり shourivictory; triumph; win
ゆうしょう yuushouoverall victory; championship; winning the title

See also: Chinese symbol for “scrambling”.

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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