Word Meaning 文身

ぶんしん bunshin

文身 is read as ぶんしん (bunshin) and means tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one).

Meaning

English

  1. tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)
  2. tattooing

Reading

Kana

ぶんしん

Romaji

bunshin

Writing Variants

  • 文身 いれずみ irezumi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 37949 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

受身文

うけみぶん

passive sentence

言葉は身の文

ことばはみのあや

words betray one's character

文章

ぶんしょう

sentence

文部省

もんぶしょう

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

文化的

ぶんかてき

cultural

文芸

ぶんげい

literature

文庫

ぶんこ

paperback book

文筆

ぶんぴつ

literary art

文化庁

ぶんかちょう

Agency for Cultural Affairs

文学的

ぶんがくてき

literary

文武

ぶんぶ

literary and military arts

文部科学省

もんぶかがくしょう

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology