Japanese symbol for “blur”
不鮮明
ふせんめい
Romaji: fusenmei
blur
In Japanese, blur is 不鮮明, read ふせんめい (fusenmei).
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 blur
- adj-na blurred; indistinct
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blur”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滲み | にじみ nijimi | blur; (color) bleed; bleeding |
| 曇り | くもり kumori | fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur |
| 散る | ちる chiru | to spread; to run; to blur |
| 潤み | うるみ urumi | blur; moisture; opacity |
| 暈す | ぼかす bokasu | to blur; to shade off; to gradate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 新鮮 | しんせん shinsen | fresh |
| 北朝鮮 | きたちょうせん kitachousen | North Korea |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blur”.
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.