Japanese symbol for “tripod”
三脚
さんきゃく
Romaji: sankyaku
tripod; three legs
In Japanese, tripod is 三脚, read さんきゃく (sankyaku).
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
- adj-no, n tripod; three legs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tripod”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トライポッド | トライポッド toraipoddo | tripod |
| 五徳 | ごとく gotoku | tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand |
| 三足 | さんそく sansoku | three legs; tripod |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三つ | みっつ mittsu | three |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん kyakuhon | script; screenplay; scenario |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく kyakushoku | dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tripod”.
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.