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Japanese symbol for “briefs”

Romaji: pantsu
underpants; pants; briefs; panties

In Japanese, briefs is (pantsu).

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 underpants; pants; briefs; panties; shorts; knickers
  2. n trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches; pants; trunks (e.g. swimming)

Other Japanese words for “briefs”

WordReadingMeaning
ブリーフ buriifubriefs

See also: Chinese symbol for “briefs”.

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.