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Japanese symbol for “warhead”

Romaji: dantou
warhead

In Japanese, warhead is , read (dantou).

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 warhead

Kanji and stroke order

bullet, twang, flip
on: ダン、タン
kun: ひ.く、-ひ.き、はず.む、たま
12 strokes · JLPT 1
head, counter for large animals
on: トウ、ズ、ト
kun: あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり
16 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばくだん bakudanbomb
だんあつ dan'atsuoppression; suppression; pressure
だんやく dan'yakuammunition; ammo
きゅうだん kyuudancensure; denunciation; (verbal) attack
だんどう dandoutrajectory; line of fire
じゅうだん juudanbullet (from a rifle)
ぼうとう boutoubeginning; opening; start
せんとう sentouhead (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead

See also: Chinese symbol for “warhead”.

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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