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Japanese symbol for “enveloping”

Romaji: hitoname
a lick; one lick

In Japanese, enveloping is , read (hitoname).

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, vs a lick; one lick
  2. n engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

lick, lap up, burn up
on: シ
kun: ねぶ.る、な.める
10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なめる nameruto lick; to lap; to suck
せんようしじ sen'youshijicurrying favour (favor); brown-nosing; bootlicking
なめずる namezuruto lick one's lips
ねぶる neburuto lick
なめなめ namenamelicking
なめまわす namemawasuto lick all over; to run one's tongue over

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.