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Japanese symbol for “garish”

Romaji: gaarisshu
garish

In Japanese, garish is (gaarisshu).

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. adj-na garish

Other Japanese words for “garish”

WordReadingMeaning
どぎつい dogitsuigaudy; loud; garish
あくどい akudoigaudy; showy; garish
けばけばしい kebakebashiigaudy; showy; garish
どくどくしい dokudokushiigaudy; garish; heavy
けばけば kebakebagaudy; garish; showy

See also: Chinese symbol for “garish”.

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.