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Japanese symbol for “tourniquet”

Romaji: shiketsutai
tourniquet

In Japanese, tourniquet is , read (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

  1. n tourniquet

Kanji and stroke order

stop, halt
on: シ
kun: と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める
4 strokes · JLPT 3
blood
on: ケツ
kun: ち
6 strokes · JLPT 2
sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きんし kinshiprohibition; inhibition; ban
ていし teishistoppage; coming to a stop; halt
ちゅうし chuushiinterruption; discontinuance; suspension
とまる tomaruto stop (moving); to come to a stop
ぼうし boushiprevention; check
はいし haishiabolition; discontinuance; discontinuation
けつえき ketsuekiblood
しゅっけつ shukketsubleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
けいたい keitaicarrying (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.

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