Japanese symbol for “actions”
俯仰
ふぎょう
Romaji: fugyou
looking up and down; actions; being obliging
In Japanese, actions is 俯仰, read ふぎょう (fugyou).
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
- n, vi, vs looking up and down; actions; being obliging
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俯瞰 | ふかん fukan | overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view |
| 俯く | うつむく utsumuku | to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward |
| 俯き | うつむき utsumuki | facing downward |
| 俯角 | ふかく fukaku | depression; angle of dip |
| 俯きがち | うつむきがち utsumukigachi | looking down |
| 信仰 | しんこう shinkou | (religious) faith; belief; creed |
| 仰天 | ぎょうてん gyouten | being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback |
| 仰向け | あおむけ aomuke | facing upward |
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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