刺青 (Shisei): Tattoo (Esp. a Traditional Japanese One)

Meaning

English

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
tattooing

Reading

Kana

しせい

Romaji

shisei

Writing Variants

刺青いれずみ irezumi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 128042 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

刺青師

いれずみし

tattooist

刺青蒟蒻鯵

いれずみこんにゃくあじ

ragfish (Icosteus aenigmaticus)

刺

とげ

biting words

刺身

さしみ

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

刺す

さす

to catch (with a limed pole)

刺さる

ささる

to resonate emotionally

刺し殺す

さしころす

to stab to death

刺し

さし

sashimi (sliced raw fish)

刺殺

しさつ

putting out

刺客戦術

しきゃくせんじゅつ

assassination tactics

刺のある言葉

とげのあることば

stinging (barbed) words

刺し子

さしこ

quilting

Example Sentences

3

刺青があるの？

Do you have a tattoo?

トムは体中に刺青がある。

Tom has tattoos all over his body.

日本の温泉に入湯が許されるよう、トムは小さな蜘蛛の刺青の上にバンドエイドを貼った。

Tom put a Band-Aid over his small tattoo of a spider so he would be allowed into a Japanese hot spring.