Japanese symbol for “butcher”
肉屋
にくや
Romaji: nikuya
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
In Japanese, butcher is 肉屋, read にくや (nikuya).
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 butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “butcher”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潰す | つぶす tsubusu | to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food) |
| ブッチャー | ブッチャー butchaa | butcher |
| 屠る | ほふる hofuru | to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher |
| 屠殺人 | とさつにん tosatsunin | butcher; slaughterhouse worker |
| 精肉商 | せいにくしょう seinikushou | butcher |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body; the flesh; the outer man |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく gyuuniku | beef |
| 焼肉 | やきにく yakiniku | yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく butaniku | pork |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
See also: Chinese symbol for “butcher”.
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.