Japanese symbol for “tugging”
引航
いんこう
Romaji: inkou
tugging; towing
In Japanese, tugging is 引航, read いんこう (inkou).
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Meanings
- n, vs tugging; towing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tugging”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曳船 | えいせん eisen | tugging (a boat); towing; towage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき hikitsuzuki | continuously; continually; without a break |
| 引用 | いんよう in'you | quotation; citation; reference |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation; flying |
| 航空機 | こうくうき koukuuki | aircraft |
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.