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Japanese symbol for “entranced”

Romaji: touzen
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow

In Japanese, entranced is , read (touzen).

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-t, adv-to tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow
  2. adj-t, adv-to entranced; enchanted; captivated

Kanji and stroke order

pottery, porcelain
on: トウ
kun: すえ
11 strokes · JLPT 1
sort of thing, so, if so
on: ゼン、ネン
kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうき toukipottery; earthenware; ceramics
とうげい tougeiceramic art; ceramics
とうすい tousuiintoxication
とうじき toujikiceramics; pottery and porcelain
とうこう toukoupotter; ceramist; ceramicist
うっとうしい uttoushiigloomy (e.g. mood); depressing
しぜん shizennature
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper

See also: Chinese symbol for “entranced”.

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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