Japanese symbol for “fart”
屁
へ
Romaji: he
fart; gas; wind
In Japanese, fart is 屁, read へ (he).
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 fart; gas; wind
- n worthless thing; insignificant thing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fart”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳴らす | ならす narasu | to fart (loudly) |
| おなら | おなら onara | wind; gas; fart |
| 屁をひる | へをひる heohiru | to fart; to break wind |
| 屁をこく | へをこく heokoku | to fart; to break wind |
| 瓦斯 | ガス gasu | flatulence; gas; wind |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屁理屈 | へりくつ herikutsu | sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument |
| 放屁 | ほうひ houhi | breaking wind; farting |
| 最後っ屁 | さいごっぺ saigoppe | stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel |
| 河童の屁 | かっぱのへ kappanohe | something easy to do; cinch; a kappa's fart |
| 屁放き虫 | へこきむし hekokimushi | stinky bug (esp. the bombardier beetle); stink bug |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fart”.
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.