Japanese symbol for “casanova”

色事師

いろごとし

Romaji: irogotoshi

lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan

In Japanese, casanova is 色事師, read いろごとし (irogotoshi).

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Meanings

n lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan
n kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting

Kanji and stroke order

色

color

on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

事

matter, thing, fact

on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える

8 strokes · JLPT 3

師

expert, teacher, master

on: シ
kun: いくさ

10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
黄色	きいろ kiiro	yellow; amber
色彩	しきさい shikisai	colour; color; hue
景色	けしき keshiki	scenery; scene; landscape
色々	いろいろ iroiro	various; a variety of; all sorts of
緑色	みどりいろ midoriiro	green; green color
灰色	はいいろ haiiro	grey; gray; ashen
仕事	しごと shigoto	work; job; labor
事件	じけん jiken	event; affair; incident
教師	きょうし kyoushi	teacher; instructor

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.