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Japanese symbol for “erratic”

Romaji: toppi
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional

In Japanese, erratic is , read (toppi).

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 erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

Kanji and stroke order

stab, protruding, thrust
on: トツ、カ
kun: つ.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
fly, skip (pages), scatter
on: ヒ
kun: と.ぶ、と.ばす、-と.ばす
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “erratic”

WordReadingMeaning
ほっさてき hossatekispasmodic; erratic; fitful
じょうきをいっした joukioisshitaaberrant; eccentric; erratic
こころもとない kokoromotonaiunreliable; untrustworthy; erratic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とつぜん totsuzenabrupt; sudden; unexpected
とっぱ toppabreaking through; breakthrough; penetration
しょうとつ shoutotsucollision; crash; impact
とつにゅう totsunyuurushing into; breaking into; storming
とつじょ totsujosuddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
つき tsukithrust; stab; lunge
ひこう hikouflight; flying; aviation
ひこうき hikoukiairplane; aeroplane; plane

See also: Chinese symbol for “erratic”.

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.