Japanese symbol for “springboard”
飛び板
とびいた
Romaji: tobiita
springboard; diving board
In Japanese, springboard is 飛び板, read とびいた (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
- n springboard; diving board
Written forms: 飛び板、跳び板、飛板、跳板. Readings: とびいた.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “springboard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳ね板 | はねいた haneita | springboard |
| 発条 | ばね bane | springboard; impetus |
| スプリングボード | スプリングボード supuringuboodo | springboard |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | flight; flying; aviation |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき hikouki | airplane; aeroplane; plane |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to fly; to soar |
| 飛躍 | ひやく hiyaku | leap; jump |
| 飛ばし | とばし tobashi | selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans |
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to let fly; to make fly; to send flying |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 黒板 | こくばん kokuban | blackboard |
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.