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Japanese symbol for “damn”

Romaji: me
damn; bastard

In Japanese, damn is , read (me).

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. suf damn; bastard
  2. suf humble

Kanji and stroke order

guy, slave, manservant
on: ド
kun: やつ、やっこ
5 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “damn”

WordReadingMeaning
くそ kusodamn; damn it; shit
ちくしょう chikushoudamn it; damn; son of a bitch
ど dodamn; stupid; cursed
ぐぬぬ gununudamn; drats; crap
くっ kutch; ugh; damn

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どれい doreislave; servant
やつら yatsurathey; those guys
ばいこくど baikokudotraitor (to one's country); quisling
めら merapluralizing suffix
あいつ aitsuhe; she; that guy
こいつ koitsuhe; she; this fellow

See also: Chinese symbol for “damn”.

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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