Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 入れ墨(いれずみ) in Japanese

入れ墨, 入墨, 剳青, 文身, 黥, 刺青
Kana Reading
いれずみ, しせい, ぶんしん, げい
Romaji
irezumi, shisei, bunshin, gei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    tattoo

Kanji in this word

墨 JLPT 1

14 strokes

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

On'Yomi: ボク

Kun'Yomi: すみ

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刺 JLPT 2

8 strokes

thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: さ.す, さ.さる, さ.し, さし, とげ

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青 JLPT 4

8 strokes

blue, green

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: あお, あお-, あお.い

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身 JLPT 2

7 strokes

somebody, person, one's station in life

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: み

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文 JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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入 JLPT 5

2 strokes

enter, insert

On'Yomi: ニュウ, ジュ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る

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剳

11 strokes

sickle, stay, remain

On'Yomi: トウ, サツ, チョウ

Kun'Yomi: さ.す

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墨

15 strokes

On'Yomi: ボク

Kun'Yomi: すみ

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黥

20 strokes

tatooing

On'Yomi: ケイ, ゲイ

Kun'Yomi: いれずみ

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