Japanese symbol for “tourniquet”

止血帯

しけつたい

Romaji: shiketsutai

tourniquet

In Japanese, tourniquet is 止血帯, read しけつたい (shiketsutai).

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 tourniquet

Kanji and stroke order

止

stop, halt

on: シ
kun: と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める

4 strokes · JLPT 3

血

blood

on: ケツ
kun: ち

6 strokes · JLPT 2

帯

sash, belt, obi

on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび

10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
禁止	きんし kinshi	prohibition; inhibition; ban
停止	ていし teishi	stoppage; coming to a stop; halt
中止	ちゅうし chuushi	interruption; discontinuance; suspension
止まる	とまる tomaru	to stop (moving); to come to a stop
防止	ぼうし boushi	prevention; check
廃止	はいし haishi	abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation
血液	けつえき ketsueki	blood
出血	しゅっけつ shukketsu	bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
携帯	けいたい keitai	carrying (on one's person or in the hand)

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.