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Japanese symbol for “feces”

Romaji: fun
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

In Japanese, feces is , read (fun).

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 feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

shit, feces, excrement
on: フン
kun: くそ
17 strokes

Other Japanese words for “feces”

WordReadingMeaning
だい daifeces; faeces; excrement
はこ hakoreceptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
だいべん daibenfeces; faeces; excrement
うんこ unkopoop; poo; faeces
ふんべん funbenfeces; faeces; excrement

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だっぷん dappundefecation; excretion; bowel movement
むなくそ munakusofeeling; mood
ふんにょう funnyoufeces and urine; excreta; human waste
ふんべん funbenfeces; faeces; excrement
ばふん bafunhorse dung
じんぷん jinpunhuman excrement; night soil

See also: Chinese symbol for “feces”.

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.