Japanese symbol for “buttock”
尻たぶ
しりたぶ
Romaji: shiritabu
buttock
In Japanese, buttock is 尻たぶ, read しりたぶ (shiritabu).
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 buttock
Written forms: 尻たぶ、尻臀. Readings: しりたぶ、しりこぶた、しりたぶら.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尻尾 | しっぽ shippo | tail (of an animal) |
| 川尻 | かわじり kawajiri | mouth of a river; lower stream |
| 塩尻 | しおじり shiojiri | cone-shaped |
| 尻拭い | しりぬぐい shirinugui | cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake |
| 目尻 | めじり mejiri | outer canthus; outer corner of the eye |
| 桃尻 | ももじり momojiri | someone who is bad at horse-riding |
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.