Japanese symbol for “anus”
肛門
こうもん
Romaji: koumon
anus
In Japanese, anus is 肛門, read こうもん (koumon).
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 anus (anat)
Written forms: 肛門、こう門. Readings: こうもん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アヌス | アヌス anusu | anus |
| アナル | アナル anaru | anus |
| ケツの穴 | けつのあな ketsunoana | anus; asshole; arsehole |
| 穴マンコ | けつマンコ ketsumanko | anus; asshole; arsehole |
| 尻穴 | けつめど ketsumedo | anus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱肛 | だっこう dakkou | anal prolapse |
| 裂肛 | れっこう rekkou | anal fissure; bleeding piles; hemorrhoids |
| 肛門学 | こうもんがく koumongaku | proctology |
| 肛門科 | こうもんか koumonka | proctology department; proctology clinic; proctology |
| 肛門出血 | こうもんしゅっけつ koumonshukketsu | anal bleeding; bleeding of the anus |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
| 部門 | ぶもん bumon | division (of a larger group); branch; field |
| 入門 | にゅうもん nyuumon | becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anus”.
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.