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Japanese symbol for “springboard”

Romaji: tobiita
springboard; diving board

In Japanese, springboard is , read (tobiita).

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 springboard; diving board

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

fly, skip (pages), scatter
on: ヒ
kun: と.ぶ、と.ばす、-と.ばす
9 strokes · JLPT 2
plank, board, plate
on: ハン、バン
kun: いた
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “springboard”

WordReadingMeaning
はねいた haneitaspringboard
ばね banespringboard; impetus
スプリングボード supuringuboodospringboard

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひこう hikouflight; flying; aviation
ひこうき hikoukiairplane; aeroplane; plane
とぶ tobuto fly; to soar
ひやく hiyakuleap; jump
とばし tobashiselling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
とばす tobasuto let fly; to make fly; to send flying
かんばん kanbansignboard; sign; billboard
こくばん kokubanblackboard

See also: Chinese symbol for “springboard”.

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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