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Japanese symbol for “undercurrent”

Romaji: teiryuu
undercurrent

In Japanese, undercurrent is , read (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

  1. n, vi, vs undercurrent

Kanji and stroke order

bottom, sole, depth
on: テイ
kun: そこ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
current, a sink, flow
on: リュウ、ル
kun: なが.れる、なが.れ、なが.す、-なが.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “undercurrent”

WordReadingMeaning
あんりゅう anryuuundercurrent
あんちょう anchouundercurrent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
てってい tetteithoroughness; completeness; consistency
かいてい kaiteibottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed
とうてい toutei(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all
こんてい konteiroot; basis; foundation
ていへん teihenbase (of a polygon)
しんそこ shinsokobottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts
ながれ nagareflow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
こうりゅう kouryuuexchange (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.

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