Japanese symbol for “glare”
睨み
にらみ
Romaji: nirami
glare; sharp look
In Japanese, glare is 睨み, read にらみ (nirami).
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 glare; sharp look
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “glare”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| グレア | グレア gurea | glare |
| 照り返し | てりかえし terikaeshi | reflection; reflected light; reflected heat |
| ぎらつく | ぎらつく giratsuku | to glare; to dazzle |
| 横にらみ | よこにらみ yokonirami | sharp-sidelong glance; glare |
| 睨み据える | にらみすえる niramisueru | to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睨む | にらむ niramu | to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at |
| 睥睨 | へいげい heigei | glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at |
| 睨み合う | にらみあう niramiau | to glare at each other |
| 八方睨み | はっぽうにらみ happounirami | staring at or watching all sides |
| 睨めっこ | にらめっこ niramekko | staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first |
See also: Chinese symbol for “glare”.
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.