Japanese symbol for “cesspool”
溜め
ため
Romaji: tame
cesspool; sink; manure sink
In Japanese, cesspool is 溜め, read ため (tame).
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 cesspool; sink; manure sink
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cesspool”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肥溜め | こえだめ koedame | tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool |
| 汚水だめ | おすいだめ osuidame | cesspit; cesspool |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溜まる | たまる tamaru | to collect; to gather; to save |
| 溜める | ためる tameru | to amass; to accumulate; to store |
| 溜まり | たまり tamari | pile; pool; collection |
| 溜まり場 | たまりば tamariba | gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous |
| 溜池 | ためいけ tameike | reservoir; pond |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cesspool”.
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.