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Japanese symbol for “drawstring”

Romaji: kuchihimo
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)

In Japanese, drawstring is , read (kuchihimo).

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 drawstring (e.g. on a bag)

Kanji and stroke order

mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4
string, cord, braid
on: チュウ、ジュウ
kun: ひも
10 strokes

Other Japanese words for “drawstring”

WordReadingMeaning
ひきひも hikihimodrawstring; release cord
ドロスト dorosutodrawstring; drawstrings
ドローストリング doroosutoringudrawstring

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じんこう jinkoupopulation
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
まどぐち madoguchicounter; window; teller window
でぐち deguchiexit; way out
いりぐち iriguchientrance; entry; gate
こうざ kouzaaccount (e.g. bank)
ひもとく himotokuto read (a book); to open (a book) to read
くみひも kumihimobraid; plaited cord

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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