Japanese symbol for “fuse”
口火
くちび
Romaji: kuchibi
fuse; pilot light
In Japanese, fuse is 口火, read くちび (kuchibi).
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 fuse; pilot light
- n cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fuse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヒューズ | ヒューズ hyuuzu | fuse |
| 信管 | しんかん shinkan | fuse |
| 導火線 | どうかせん doukasen | fuse |
| 火縄 | ひなわ hinawa | fuse; cord |
| 可溶片 | かようへん kayouhen | fuse |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window; teller window |
| 出口 | でぐち deguchi | exit; way out |
| 入り口 | いりぐち iriguchi | entrance; entry; gate |
| 口座 | こうざ kouza | account (e.g. bank) |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fuse”.
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.