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Japanese symbol for “trot”

Romaji: kobashiri
trot; half run; jog

In Japanese, trot is , read (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

  1. n, vs trot; half run; jog
  2. n girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

Kanji and stroke order

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
run
on: ソウ
kun: はし.る
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “trot”

WordReadingMeaning
トロット torottotrot
はやあし hayaashitrot (horse gait)
だくあし dakuashitrot (in horse riding)
だく dakutrot (in horse riding)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうせつ shousetsunovel; story; (work of) fiction
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
しょうがくせい shougakuseielementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature
ちいさい chiisaismall; little; tiny
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
はしる hashiruto run
とうそう tousouflight; 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.

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