Japanese symbol for “stopover”
途中下車
とちゅうげしゃ
Romaji: tochuugesha
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
In Japanese, stopover is 途中下車, read とちゅうげしゃ (tochuugesha).
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, vs stopover (during a train or bus journey)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stopover”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 途中降機 | とちゅうこうき tochuukouki | stopover (between flights) |
| 中継地 | ちゅうけいじ chuukeiji | stopping point; stopover |
| 乗り継ぎ地 | のりつぎち noritsugichi | transit point; transit port; stopover |
| ストップオーバー | ストップオーバー sutoppuoobaa | stopover |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 用途 | ようと youto | use; service; purpose |
| 途上 | とじょう tojou | on the way; en route |
| 途端 | とたん totan | just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of |
| 中途 | ちゅうと chuuto | halfway; midway; partway |
| 別途 | べっと betto | separate; special; another |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stopover”.
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.