Japanese symbol for “attractive”
格好いい
かっこいい
Romaji: kakkoii
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
In Japanese, attractive is 格好いい, read かっこいい (kakkoii).
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
- adj-ix attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
Written forms: 格好いい、格好良い、カッコ良い、かっこ良い. Readings: かっこいい、かっこよい、かっこういい、カッコイイ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “attractive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美味しい | おいしい oishii | attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient |
| 格好の良い | かっこうのいい kakkounoii | attractive; good-looking; stylish |
| カッチョ良い | かっちょいい katchoii | attractive; good-looking; stylish |
| 格好がいい | かっこうがいい kakkougaii | attractive; good-looking; stylish |
| 倩 | せん sen | good-looking; attractive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 資格 | しかく shikaku | qualifications; requirements; capabilities |
| 合格 | ごうかく goukaku | passing (an exam); pass; success |
| 格好 | かっこう kakkou | shape; form; figure |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
| 大好き | だいすき daisuki | liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring |
| 好み | このみ konomi | liking; taste; fancy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “attractive”.
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.