Japanese symbol for “fickle”
移り気
うつりぎ
Romaji: utsurigi
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable
In Japanese, fickle is 移り気, read うつりぎ (utsurigi).
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, n fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fickle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 儚い | はかない hakanai | fleeting; transient; short-lived |
| 気まぐれ | きまぐれ kimagure | capricious; fickle; whimsical |
| 浮薄 | ふはく fuhaku | frivolous; fickle; insincere |
| 機嫌買い | きげんかい kigenkai | fickle; capricious |
| 軽浮 | けいふ keifu | fickle; frivolous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 移転 | いてん iten | moving; relocation; change of address |
| 移民 | いみん imin | immigration; emigration |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 移行 | いこう ikou | transition; changeover; switchover |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fickle”.
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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