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Japanese symbol for “terminal”

Romaji: tanmatsu
terminal; computer terminal

In Japanese, terminal is , read (tanmatsu).

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 terminal; computer terminal (comp)
  2. n information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.)
  3. n end (e.g. of a roll of film)

Kanji and stroke order

edge, origin, end
on: タン
kun: はし、は、はた、-ばた
14 strokes · JLPT 1
end, close, tip
on: マツ、バツ
kun: すえ、うら、うれ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “terminal”

WordReadingMeaning
たんし tanshiterminal
まったん mattanend; tip; extremities
ターミナル taaminaruterminal
たんまつき tanmatsukiterminal (unit)
ちゃくち chakuchilanding place; terminal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょくたん kyokutanextreme; extremity
せんたん sentanpointed end; tip; point
はんぱ hanparemnant; fragment; incomplete set
さいせんたん saisentancutting edge; leading edge; forefront
ほったん hottanorigin; genesis; opening
しゅうまつ shuumatsuweekend
ねんまつ nenmatsuend-of-year; year-end
まっき makkilast years; closing years; last days

See also: Chinese symbol for “terminal”.

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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