Japanese symbol for “childish”
稚拙
ちせつ
Romaji: chisetsu
unskillful; childish; immature; naive
In Japanese, childish is 稚拙, read ちせつ (chisetsu).
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
- adj-na, n unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “childish”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幼い | おさない osanai | childish; immature |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | innocent; childlike; childish |
| 幼稚 | ようち youchi | childish; infantile; immature |
| 可愛い | かわゆい kawayui | innocent; childlike; childish |
| 子供じみた | こどもじみた kodomojimita | childish; childlike; immature |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool |
| 幼稚 | ようち youchi | infancy |
| 稚魚 | ちぎょ chigyo | fry; juvenile fish; fingerling |
| 丁稚 | でっち detchi | apprentice; shop boy |
| 稚児 | ちご chigo | infant; child |
| 拙速 | せっそく sessoku | rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty |
| 拙劣 | せつれつ setsuretsu | clumsy; unskillful |
| 巧拙 | こうせつ kousetsu | skill; workmanship; dexterity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “childish”.
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.