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Japanese symbol for “cosmetic”

Romaji: hyoumenteki
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface

In Japanese, cosmetic is , read (hyoumenteki).

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

  1. adj-na superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

Kanji and stroke order

surface, table, chart
on: ヒョウ
kun: おもて、-おもて、あらわ.す、あらわ.れる
8 strokes · JLPT 2
mask, face, features
on: メン、ベン
kun: おも、おもて、つら
9 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; representative; delegate
ひょうげん hyougenexpression; representation; description
ひょうじょう hyoujoufacial expression; countenance
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
ひょうめん hyoumensurface; face
がめん gamenscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
めんどう mendoutrouble; bother
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “cosmetic”.

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.

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