Japanese symbol for “video”
動画
どうが
Romaji: douga
video (esp. digital); video clip; clip
In Japanese, video is 動画, read どうが (douga).
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 video (esp. digital); video clip; clip
- n animation; animated cartoon
- n in-betweens (animation)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “video”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ビデオ | ビデオ bideo | video (esp. a televised image) |
| 映像 | えいぞう eizou | video; film; footage |
| ムービー | ムービー muubii | video; video clip |
| 動画像 | どうがぞう dougazou | video; moving image |
| ビデオソフト | ビデオソフト bideosofuto | audiovisual work (on a videotape, DVD, etc.); (pre-recorded) video; (physical) video media |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise; physical training; workout |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
See also: Chinese symbol for “video”.
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.