Japanese symbol for “takeaway”
持ち帰り
もちかえり
Romaji: mochikaeri
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
In Japanese, takeaway is 持ち帰り, read もちかえり (mochikaeri).
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Meanings
- n takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
Written forms: 持ち帰り、持帰り. Readings: もちかえり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “takeaway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| テイクアウト | テイクアウト teikuauto | takeout (food); take-out; takeaway |
| テイクアウェイ | テイクアウェイ teikuawei | takeaway (food); takeout |
| お持ち帰り | おもちかえり omochikaeri | takeout (food); take-out; takeaway |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 持つ | もつ motsu | to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry |
| 維持 | いじ iji | maintenance; preservation; improvement |
| 支持 | しじ shiji | support; backing; endorsement |
| 持ち | もち mochi | having; holding; possessing |
| 金持ち | かねもち kanemochi | rich person; wealthy person |
| 帰り | かえり kaeri | return; coming back |
| 復帰 | ふっき fukki | return; reversion; comeback |
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.