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Japanese symbol for “tiebreaker”

Romaji: doutenkesshousen
tiebreaker

In Japanese, tiebreaker is , read (doutenkesshousen).

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 tiebreaker

Kanji and stroke order

same, agree, equal
on: ドウ
kun: おな.じ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
spot, point, mark
on: テン
kun: つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 2
decide, fix, agree upon
on: ケツ
kun: き.める、-ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2
victory, win, prevail
on: ショウ
kun: か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
war, battle, match
on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “tiebreaker”

WordReadingMeaning
タイブレーカー taibureekaatiebreaker

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
きょうどう kyoudoucooperation; collaboration; association
おなじ onajisame; identical; equal
どうじ doujisame time
どうい douiagreement; consent; approval
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle
ちてん chitenspot; point; place
けってい ketteidecision; determination
しょうり shourivictory; triumph; win
せんそう sensouwar

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.