Japanese symbol for “eccentricity”
一風
いっぷう
Romaji: ippuu
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
In Japanese, eccentricity is 一風, read いっぷう (ippuu).
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
- adv, n oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eccentricity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇行 | きこう kikou | eccentricity; eccentric behaviour |
| 物好き | ものずき monozuki | (idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity |
| 好き | すき suki | faddism; eccentricity |
| 偏心 | へんしん henshin | eccentricity (in mechanics, electronics, etc.) |
| 偏執 | へんしゅう henshuu | bias; eccentricity; obstinacy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
See also: Chinese symbol for “eccentricity”.
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.