Word Meaning

げい gei

黥 is read as げい (gei) and means tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

げい

Romaji

gei

Writing Variants

  • いれずみ irezumi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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むかし、このくにではざいにんのかおにいれずみをほどこすことがあった。

In the past, criminals in this country were sometimes tattooed on the face as punishment.

ふるいきろくにはげいのけいがしるされている。

Old records mention the punishment of tattooing.

そのものがたりでは、いれずみをうけたおとこがまちをさった。

In that story, a man who had received a penal tattoo left the town.

げいはこだいにはけいばつのひとつとされた。

In ancient times, tattooing was considered one form of punishment.

けんきゅうしゃはげいのれきしてきないみをしらべている。

Researchers are studying the historical meaning of that tattooing practice.