Japanese symbol for “buttocks”
尻
しり
Romaji: shiri
buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
In Japanese, buttocks is 尻, read しり (shiri).
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 buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips
- n undersurface; bottom
- n last place; end
- n consequence
Written forms: 尻、臀、後. Readings: しり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “buttocks”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 穴 | けつ ketsu | ass; arse; buttocks |
| 臀部 | でんぶ denbu | buttocks |
| ヒップ | ヒップ hippu | hips; buttocks; backside |
| 太もも | ふともも futomomo | buttocks; arse; ass |
| お腰 | おこし okoshi | buttocks; lower back; waist |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “buttocks”.
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.