Japanese symbol for “undercurrent”
底流
ていりゅう
Romaji: teiryuu
undercurrent
In Japanese, undercurrent is 底流, read ていりゅう (teiryuu).
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 undercurrent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “undercurrent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗流 | あんりゅう anryuu | undercurrent |
| 暗潮 | あんちょう anchou | undercurrent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徹底 | てってい tettei | thoroughness; completeness; consistency |
| 海底 | かいてい kaitei | bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed |
| 到底 | とうてい toutei | (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all |
| 根底 | こんてい kontei | root; basis; foundation |
| 底辺 | ていへん teihen | base (of a polygon) |
| 心底 | しんそこ shinsoko | bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “undercurrent”.
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.