Japanese symbol for “trot”
小走り
こばしり
Romaji: kobashiri
trot; half run; jog
In Japanese, trot is 小走り, read こばしり (kobashiri).
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, vs trot; half run; jog
- n girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トロット | トロット torotto | trot |
| 早足 | はやあし hayaashi | trot (horse gait) |
| だく足 | だくあし dakuashi | trot (in horse riding) |
| 跑 | だく daku | trot (in horse riding) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 走る | はしる hashiru | to run |
| 逃走 | とうそう tousou | flight; desertion; escape |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trot”.
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.