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Japanese symbol for “trailhead”

Romaji: tozanguchi
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)

In Japanese, trailhead is , read (tozanguchi).

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 starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)

Kanji and stroke order

ascend, climb up
on: トウ、ト、ドウ、ショウ
kun: のぼ.る、あ.がる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
mountain
on: サン、セン
kun: やま
3 strokes · JLPT 4
mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうろく tourokuregistration; accession; register
とうじょう toujouentrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)
とざん tozanmountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
とうこう toukouattendance (at school); going to school
とうき toukiregistry; registration
とうよう touyouappointment; assignment; promotion
かざん kazanvolcano
こうざん kouzanmine (gold, coal, etc.)
じんこう jinkoupopulation

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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