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Japanese symbol for “audacity”

Romaji: oshi
push; pushing

In Japanese, audacity is , read (oshi).

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 push; pushing
  2. n weight; pressure
  3. n authority; forcefulness; boldness; audacity; persistence
  4. pref to forcibly ...; to strongly ...
  5. n push; pushing; extending your stones forward by pushing against opponent's stones (go)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

push, stop, check
on: オウ
kun: お.す、お.し-、お.っ-、お.さえる
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “audacity”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうじゃくぶじん boujakubujinbehaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance
こうがん kouganimpudence; audacity; shamelessness
てつめんぴ tetsumenpiimpudence; shamelessness; brazenness
せんじょう senjouaudacity; forwardness; effrontery
オーダシティ oodashitiAudacity (audio editor)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おす osuto push; to thrust; to shove
おさえる osaeruto pin down; to hold down; to press down
あとおし atooshipushing; support; backing
おしだし oshidashipushing something out; extrusion
おうしゅう oushuuseizure; confiscation

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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