Japanese symbol for “doodle”
落書き
らくがき
Romaji: rakugaki
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
In Japanese, doodle is 落書き, read らくがき (rakugaki).
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, vi, vs scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
Written forms: 落書き、楽書き、落書、楽書. Readings: らくがき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “doodle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ｒｋｇｋ | らくがき rakugaki | scrawl; scribble; graffiti |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
| 落とす | おとす otosu | to drop; to lose; to let fall |
| 落語 | らくご rakugo | rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller) |
| 落下 | らっか rakka | fall; drop; descent |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
See also: Chinese symbol for “doodle”.
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.