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Japanese symbol for “arsehole”

Romaji: yarou
guy; fellow; chap; buddy

In Japanese, arsehole is , read (yarou).

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 guy; fellow; chap; buddy
  2. n, pn bastard; asshole; arsehole; son of a bitch

Kanji and stroke order

plains, field, rustic
on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-
11 strokes · JLPT 3
son, counter for sons
on: ロウ、リョウ
kun: おとこ
9 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “arsehole”

WordReadingMeaning
けつのあな ketsunoanaanus; asshole; arsehole
けつマンコ ketsumankoanus; asshole; arsehole
けつあな ketsuanaanus; asshole; arsehole

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やきゅう yakyuubaseball
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
やさい yasaivegetable
やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition
しや shiyafield of vision; view
へいや heiyaplain; open field
しんろう shinroubridegroom
たろう taroufirst son

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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