Japanese symbol for “travelling”
走行
そうこう
Romaji: soukou
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling
In Japanese, travelling is 走行, read そうこう (soukou).
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, vi, vs running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling
- n, vi, vs running (of a program) (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “travelling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渡航 | とこう tokou | voyage; passage; travelling |
| 移動 | いどう idou | mobile; moving; traveling |
| 行 | こう kou | going; travelling; traveling |
| 遠征 | えんせい ensei | expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.) |
| 行脚 | あんぎゃ angya | walking tour; travelling (on foot) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走る | はしる hashiru | to run |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
| 走り | はしり hashiri | running |
| 脱走 | だっそう dassou | escape; flight; breakout |
| 暴走 | ぼうそう bousou | acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
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.