Japanese symbol for “adult”
大人
おとな
Romaji: otona
adult; grown-up
In Japanese, adult is 大人, read おとな (otona).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n adult; grown-up
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adult”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成人 | せいじん seijin | adult; grown-up |
| 人 | ひと hito | adult; grown-up |
| アダルト | アダルト adaruto | adult |
| 成虫 | せいちゅう seichuu | imago; adult (insect) |
| 成体 | せいたい seitai | adult |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “adult”.
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.