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Japanese symbol for “grizzled”

Romaji: shiragamajiri
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

In Japanese, grizzled is , read (shiragamajiri).

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-no grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

white
on: ハク、ビャク
kun: しろ、しら-、しろ.い
5 strokes · JLPT 4
hair of the head
on: ハツ
kun: かみ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
mingle, mixing, association
on: コウ
kun: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おもしろい omoshiroiinteresting; fascinating; intriguing
はくじん hakujinwhite person; Caucasian
しろい shiroiwhite
こくはく kokuhakuconfession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
こうはく kouhakured and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
めいはく meihakuobvious; clear; plain
かみのけ kaminokehair (on the head); (a) hair
かみがた kamigatahair style; coiffure; hairdo
こうかん koukanexchange; interchange; switching

See also: Chinese symbol for “grizzled”.

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.