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Japanese symbol for “egotistical”

Romaji: migatte
selfish; self-centred; egotistical

In Japanese, egotistical is , read (migatte).

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. adj-na, n selfish; self-centred; egotistical

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

somebody, person, one's station in life
on: シン
kun: み
7 strokes · JLPT 2
victory, win, prevail
on: ショウ
kun: か.つ、-が.ち、まさ.る、すぐ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “egotistical”

WordReadingMeaning
セルフィッシュ serufisshuselfish; self-indulgent; egotistical

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
しゅっしん shusshinone's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
なかみ nakamicontents; interior; filling
しんちょう shinchouheight (of a person); stature
ぜんしん zenshinwhole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
へんしん henshinmetamorphosis; disguise; transformation
しょうり shourivictory; triumph; win
ゆうしょう yuushouoverall victory; championship; winning the title
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company

See also: Chinese symbol for “egotistical”.

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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