Japanese symbol for “booby”
鰹鳥
かつおどり
Romaji: katsuodori
booby (esp. the brown booby, Sula leucogaster); gannet
In Japanese, booby is 鰹鳥, read かつおどり (katsuodori).
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 booby (esp. the brown booby, Sula leucogaster); gannet
Written forms: 鰹鳥. Readings: かつおどり、カツオドリ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鰹節 | かつおぶし katsuobushi | katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito |
| 初鰹 | はつがつお hatsugatsuo | the first bonito of the season |
| 真魚鰹 | まながつお managatsuo | butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish |
| 鰹木 | かつおぎ katsuogi | log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole |
| 花鰹 | はながつお hanagatsuo | dried bonito shavings |
| 鰹節虫 | かつおぶしむし katsuobushimushi | dermestid beetle |
| 白鳥 | はくちょう hakuchou | swan (Cygnus spp.) |
| 小鳥 | ことり kotori | small bird; little bird |
See also: Chinese symbol for “booby”.
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.