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Japanese symbol for “antiques”

Romaji: kobijutsu
antiques; old works of art

In Japanese, antiques is , read (kobijutsu).

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. n antiques; old works of art

Kanji and stroke order

old
on: コ
kun: ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4
beauty, beautiful
on: ビ、ミ
kun: うつく.しい
9 strokes · JLPT 2
art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふるい furuiold; aged; ancient
こだい kodaiancient times; distant past; antiquity
ちゅうこ chuukoused; second-hand; old
こてん kotenclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
けいこ keikopractice; practising; training
ふるほん furuhonsecondhand book
うつくしい utsukushiibeautiful; pretty; lovely
びじん bijinbeautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering

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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