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Japanese symbol for “spiking”

Romaji: supaiku
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; cleat

In Japanese, spiking is (supaiku).

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 spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; cleat
  2. n spiked shoes; spikes; cleats; boots (soccer, rugby, etc.)
  3. n, vs, vt injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking (sports)
  4. n, vs, vt spike (volleyball) (sports)

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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