Japanese symbol for “acne”
吹き出物
ふきでもの
Romaji: fukidemono
(skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot
In Japanese, acne is 吹き出物, read ふきでもの (fukidemono).
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Meanings
- n (skin) eruption; rash; pimple; spot; acne; boil
Written forms: 吹き出物、吹出物、吹き出もの、吹きでもの. Readings: ふきでもの.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “acne”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面皰 | にきび nikibi | pimple; acne |
| ざ瘡 | ざそう zasou | acne |
| 面皰 | めんぽう menpou | pimple; acne |
| アクネ | アクネ akune | acne |
| 尋常性ざ瘡 | じんじょうせいざそう jinjouseizasou | acne vulgaris; acne |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹雪 | ふぶき fubuki | snow storm; blizzard |
| 吹奏楽 | すいそうがく suisougaku | wind music; wind instrument music |
| 吹き出す | ふきだす fukidasu | to spout out; to spurt out; to gush out |
| 吹き飛ぶ | ふきとぶ fukitobu | to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away |
| 吹き替え | ふきかえ fukikae | dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language) |
| 吹き込む | ふきこむ fukikomu | to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.) |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
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.