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舵 — kanji meaning “rudder”

rudder, helm, wheel

Meanings
rudder, helm, wheel
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
11
School grade
9
Newspaper frequency
#2225 of 2,500
Classical radical
137
Chinese reading
duò, tuó — Chinese character page

Words with 舵

WordReadingMeaning
そうだ soudasteering (of a boat); steerage
かじとり kajitoristeering (a boat); helmsman; steersman
おもかじ omokajistarboard (side of a ship)
だしゅ dashuhelmsman; steersman; coxswain
そうだしゅ soudashusteersman; helmsman
とりかじ torikajiport (side of a ship)
ほうこうだ houkoudarudder
そうだしつ soudashitsupilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
しょうこうだ shoukoudaelevator
かじをとる kajiotoruto steer a ship
かじつき kajitsukicoxed (rowing); having a coxswain
かじなし kajinashicoxless (rowing)

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.