Japanese symbol for “bluff”
虚勢
きょせい
Romaji: kyosei
bluff; false show of power; bold front
In Japanese, bluff is 虚勢, read きょせい (kyosei).
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 bluff; false show of power; bold front
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bluff”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断崖 | だんがい dangai | precipice; cliff; bluff |
| 強がり | つよがり tsuyogari | show of courage; bluff |
| ハッタリ | ハッタリ hattari | bluff |
| ブラフ | ブラフ burafu | bluff |
| ダウト | ダウト dauto | I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謙虚 | けんきょ kenkyo | modest; humble |
| 虚構 | きょこう kyokou | fiction; fabrication; concoction |
| 虚偽 | きょぎ kyogi | falsehood; untruth; lie |
| 虚無 | きょむ kyomu | nihility; nothingness |
| 空虚 | くうきょ kuukyo | emptiness; hollowness; vacancy |
| 虚弱 | きょじゃく kyojaku | feebleness; weakness; imbecility |
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bluff”.
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.