Japanese symbol for “goosebumps”
鳥肌
とりはだ
Romaji: torihada
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples
In Japanese, goosebumps is 鳥肌, read とりはだ (torihada).
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 goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples
- n rough skin; coarse skin
Written forms: 鳥肌、鳥膚. Readings: とりはだ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “goosebumps”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寒イボ | さぶいぼ sabuibo | goosebumps; goose pimples |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白鳥 | はくちょう hakuchou | swan (Cygnus spp.) |
| 小鳥 | ことり kotori | small bird; little bird |
| 鳥居 | とりい torii | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり yakitori | yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer |
| 野鳥 | やちょう yachou | wild bird |
| 鳥類 | ちょうるい chourui | birds |
| 肌寒い | はださむい hadasamui | chilly; unpleasantly cold |
| 肌色 | はだいろ hadairo | flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange |
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.