Japanese symbol for “wheelhouse”
操舵室
そうだしつ
Romaji: soudashitsu
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
In Japanese, wheelhouse is 操舵室, read そうだしつ (soudashitsu).
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 pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 操作 | そうさ sousa | operation; management; handling |
| 体操 | たいそう taisou | gymnastics; physical exercises |
| 操縦 | そうじゅう soujuu | steering; piloting; flying |
| 操る | あやつる ayatsuru | to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage |
| 操業 | そうぎょう sougyou | operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work |
| 節操 | せっそう sessou | integrity; fidelity; constancy |
| 操舵 | そうだ souda | steering (of a boat); steerage |
| 舵取り | かじとり kajitori | steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman |
| 教室 | きょうしつ kyoushitsu | classroom; lecture room |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wheelhouse”.
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.