刺青

Chinese

 
thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
 green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(刺青)		 刺 青

Pronunciation

Noun

刺青

  1. tattoo

Japanese

Kanji in this term
刺 青
Grade: S Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 刺青

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) いれずみ [ìrézúmí] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [iɾe̞zɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

刺青 (hiragana いれずみ, rōmaji irezumi)

  1. Alternative spelling of 入れ墨 (“tattoo”) (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
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