Japanese symbol for “doormat”
靴拭き
くつふき
Romaji: kutsufuki
doormat
In Japanese, doormat is 靴拭き, read くつふき (kutsufuki).
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 doormat
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “doormat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ドアマット | ドアマット doamatto | doormat |
| 泥落とし | どろおとし dorootoshi | mud scraper; doormat |
| 玄関マット | げんかんマット genkanmatto | doormat (outside the door of a house, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 靴下 | くつした kutsushita | socks; sock; stockings |
| 革靴 | かわぐつ kawagutsu | leather shoes; leather boots |
| 長靴 | ながぐつ nagagutsu | leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons |
| 軍靴 | ぐんか gunka | military shoes; combat boots |
| 靴箱 | くつばこ kutsubako | shoe box; shoe shelf |
| 上靴 | うわぐつ uwagutsu | hallway slippers; indoor shoes |
| 払拭 | ふっしょく fusshoku | wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating |
| 拭く | ふく fuku | to wipe; to dry |
See also: Chinese symbol for “doormat”.
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.