Japanese symbol for “eta”
穢多
えた
Romaji: eta
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
In Japanese, eta is 穢多, read えた (eta).
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
- n eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eta”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Η | イータ iita | eta |
| ＥＴＡ | イー・ティー・エー ii・tii・ee | ETA; estimated time of arrival |
| 長吏 | ちょうり chouri | eta (Edo period) |
| ＥＴＡ | エタ eta | ETA (Basque separatist group); Euskadi Ta Askatasuna |
| 到着予定時刻 | とうちゃくよていじこく touchakuyoteijikoku | estimated time of arrival; ETA |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 穢土 | えど edo | this impure world (as opposed to the pure land) |
| 汚穢 | おわい owai | night soil |
| 厭離穢土 | えんりえど enriedo | abhorrence of (living in) this impure world |
| 汚穢屋 | おわいや owaiya | person who gathers night soil |
| 雑穢 | ぞうえ zoue | various impurities (illness, menstruation, death, etc.) |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diverse; various |
See also: Chinese symbol for “eta”.
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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