Word Meaning 入れ墨

いれずみ irezumi

入れ墨 is read as いれずみ (irezumi) and means tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one).

Meaning

English

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
tattooing

Reading

Kana

いれずみ

Romaji

irezumi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 12188 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

入墨者

いれずみもの

person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)

墨入れ

すみいれ

inking

入閣

にゅうかく

joining the cabinet

入幕

にゅうまく

advancing to the first grade

入隊

にゅうたい

enlistment

入塾

にゅうじゅく

enrolling at a cram school

入魂

にゅうこん

breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue)

入国査証

にゅうこくさしょう

entry visa

入出力節

にゅうしゅつりょくせつ

input-output section

入出力状態

にゅうしゅつりょくじょうたい

i-o status

入力保護

にゅうりょくほご

input protection

入出力機器

にゅうしゅつりょくきき

input-output device

Example Sentences

入れ墨入れてるの？

Do you have a tattoo?

それって、本当の入れ墨？

Is that a real tattoo?

体中、入れ墨だらけだった。

His body was covered with tattoos.

トムは腕にハートの入れ墨を入れた。

Tom had a heart tattooed on his arm.

彼女はももにトカゲの入れ墨がついています。

She has a tattoo of a lizard on her thigh.