Japanese symbol for “skiff”
扁舟
へんしゅう
Romaji: henshuu
skiff; little boat
In Japanese, skiff is 扁舟, read へんしゅう (henshuu).
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 skiff; little boat
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skiff”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軽舟 | けいしゅう keishuu | light boat; skiff |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扁桃 | へんとう hentou | almond |
| 扁平 | へんぺい henpei | flat |
| 扁桃腺 | へんとうせん hentousen | tonsil |
| 扁額 | へんがく hengaku | framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels) |
| 扁平足 | へんぺいそく henpeisoku | flatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot |
| 扁形 | へんけい henkei | flat shape |
| 小舟 | こぶね kobune | small boat |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
See also: Chinese symbol for “skiff”.
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.