Japanese symbol for “glans”
雁
かり
Romaji: kari
wild goose
In Japanese, glans is 雁, read かり (kari).
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 wild goose
- n glans; head of a penis
Written forms: 雁、鴈. Readings: かり、カリ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “glans”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| グランス | グランス guransu | glans |
| 亀頭 | きとう kitou | glans (esp. glans penis) |
| 雁首 | かりくび karikubi | head of the penis; glans |
| 鈴口 | すずぐち suzuguchi | glans (of the penis) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雁首 | かりくび karikubi | corona of glans penis; corona glandis penis |
| 落雁 | らくがん rakugan | rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern |
| 雁字搦め | がんじがらめ ganjigarame | binding (someone) hand and foot |
| 雁木 | がんぎ gangi | zigzag pattern; zigzag formation |
| 雁行 | がんこう gankou | the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out |
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.