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Japanese symbol for “arousing”

Romaji: jousei
brewing; fermenting

In Japanese, arousing is , read (jousei).

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, vs, vt brewing; fermenting
  2. n, vs, vt arousing; causing; creating; fermenting; bringing about

Kanji and stroke order

brew, cause
on: ジョウ
kun: かも.す
20 strokes · JLPT 1
turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “arousing”

WordReadingMeaning
さっこう sakkoupromoting; arousing
かんのうてき kannoutekisensual; voluptuous; sexy
エロい eroierotic; sexy; arousing
エロっぽい eroppoisexy; erotic; arousing
シコい shikoisexy; erotic; hot

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうぞう jouzoubrewing
かもしだす kamoshidasuto create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
ぎんじょう ginjouginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
かもす kamosuto brew (sake, etc.)
ぎんじょうしゅ ginjoushuginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment

See also: Chinese symbol for “arousing”.

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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