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Japanese symbol for “sportswear”

Romaji: undougi
sportswear; sports clothes

In Japanese, sportswear is , read (undougi).

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 sportswear; sports clothes

Kanji and stroke order

carry, luck, destiny
on: ウン
kun: はこ.ぶ
12 strokes · JLPT 3
move, motion, change
on: ドウ
kun: うご.く、うご.かす
11 strokes · JLPT 3
don, arrive, wear
on: チャク、ジャク
kun: き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “sportswear”

WordReadingMeaning
スポーツウェア supootsuweasportswear
トレーニングウェア toreeninguweatraining wear; sportswear; activewear
あそびぎ asobigisports coat; sportswear

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うんどう undouexercise; physical training; workout
うんてん untenoperation (of a machine); running; working
うんえい un'eimanagement; administration; operation
うんよう un'youmaking use of; application; practical use
うんめい unmeifate; destiny; lot
はこぶ hakobuto carry; to transport; to move
かつどう katsudouactivity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
とうちゃく touchakuarrival

See also: Chinese symbol for “sportswear”.

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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