Japanese symbol for “tko”
技倒
ぎとう
Romaji: gitou
technical knockout; TKO
In Japanese, tko is 技倒, read ぎとう (gitou).
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Meanings
- n technical knockout; TKO (boxing)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tko”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ＴＫＯ | ティー・ケー・オー tii・kee・oo | technical knockout; TKO |
| テクニカルノックアウト | テクニカルノックアウト tekunikarunokkuauto | technical knockout; TKO |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game; match; contest |
| 演技 | えんぎ engi | acting; performance |
| 技能 | ぎのう ginou | technical skill; ability; capacity |
| 技師 | ぎし gishi | engineer; technical officer |
| 特技 | とくぎ tokugi | special skill |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
| 倒産 | とうさん tousan | (corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure |
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.