Japanese symbol for “fashionable”
お洒落
おしゃれ
Romaji: oshare
stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic
In Japanese, fashionable is お洒落, read おしゃれ (oshare).
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
- adj-na stylish; fashionable; trendy; chic; smartly dressed; careful about one's appearance
- n, vi, vs dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; dressing nicely; making oneself look attractive
- n fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
Written forms: お洒落、御洒落. Readings: おしゃれ、オシャレ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fashionable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポップ | ポップ poppu | pop; popular; fashionable |
| オサレ | オサレ osare | fashionable; stylish; chic |
| ファッショナブル | ファッショナブル fasshonaburu | fashionable |
| 目抜き | めぬき menuki | principal; main; important |
| ハイカラ | ハイカラ haikara | stylish; smart; fashionable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洒落 | しゃれ share | joke; pun; jest |
| 瀟洒 | しょうしゃ shousha | stylish; smart; elegant |
| 駄洒落 | だじゃれ dajare | feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
| 落とす | おとす otosu | to drop; to lose; to let fall |
| 落語 | らくご rakugo | rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fashionable”.
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