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Japanese symbol for “acne”

Romaji: fukidemono
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot

In Japanese, acne is , read (fukidemono).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n (skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

blow, breathe, puff
on: スイ
kun: ふ.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2
exit, leave, go out
on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “acne”

WordReadingMeaning
にきび nikibipimple; acne
ざそう zasouacne
めんぽう menpoupimple; acne
アクネ akuneacne
じんじょうせいざそう jinjouseizasouacne vulgaris; acne

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふぶき fubukisnow storm; blizzard
すいそうがく suisougakuwind music; wind instrument music
ふきだす fukidasuto spout out; to spurt out; to gush out
ふきとぶ fukitobuto be blown off; to blow off; to blow away
ふきかえ fukikaedubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
ふきこむ fukikomuto blow in (of wind, rain, etc.)
しゅつえん shutsuenappearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
だす dasuto take out; to get out
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal

See also: Chinese symbol for “acne”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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