King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “doms”

Romaji: chihatsuseikinnikutsuu
delayed onset muscle soreness; DOMS

In Japanese, doms is , read (chihatsuseikinnikutsuu).

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. n delayed onset muscle soreness; DOMS (med)

Kanji and stroke order

slow, late, back
on: チ
kun: おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
muscle, sinew, tendon
on: キン
kun: すじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
meat
on: ニク
kun: しし
6 strokes · JLPT 3
pain, hurt, damage
on: ツウ
kun: いた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おくれ okuredelay; lag; falling behind
おそい osoislow
ちこく chikokulateness; tardiness; arriving late
ておくれ teokurebeing too late; losing one's final chance
ちえん chiendelay; latency
おくれる okureruto be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
じょせい joseiwoman; female
きんにく kinnikumuscle
にくたい nikutaithe body; the flesh; the outer man
いたみ itamipain; ache; soreness

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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