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

俯

bend down, lie prostrate

on: フ
kun: ふ.す、うつむ.く、ふ.せる

10 strokes

仰

face-up, look up, depend

on: ギョウ、コウ
kun: あお.ぐ、おお.せ、お.っしゃる、おっしゃ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 1

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.