Japanese symbol for “curry”

咖哩

カレー

Romaji: karee

curry (esp. Japanese curry)

In Japanese, curry is 咖哩, read カレー (karee).

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 curry (esp. Japanese curry) (food)
n rice and curry (food)

Written forms: 咖哩、咖喱. Readings: カレー、カリー.

Kanji and stroke order

咖

coffee

on: カ

8 strokes

哩

mile

on: リ
kun: まいる

10 strokes

See also: Chinese symbol for “curry”.

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.