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Japanese symbol for “alarming”

Romaji: yuyushiki
grave; serious; alarming

In Japanese, alarming is , read (yuyushiki).

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. adj-f grave; serious; alarming

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

wherefore, a reason
on: ユ、ユウ、ユイ
kun: よし、よ.る
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “alarming”

WordReadingMeaning
うれうべき ureubekialarming; worrisome; of concern
ゆゆしい yuyushiigrave; serious; alarming
ただならぬ tadanaranuunusual; uncommon; extraordinary
かんしん kanshindeplorable; alarming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
じゆう jiyuufreedom; liberty
けいゆ keiyugoing through; going via; going by way of
ゆらい yuraiorigin; source; history
ふじゆう fujiyuudiscomfort; inconvenience
ゆいしょ yuishohistory; pedigree; lineage

See also: Chinese symbol for “alarming”.

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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