Japanese symbol for “grooming”

手入れ

ていれ

Romaji: teire

care; looking after; repair; maintenance

In Japanese, grooming is 手入れ, read ていれ (teire).

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, vs, vt care; looking after; repair; maintenance; tending; trimming
n, vs, vt (police) raid; crackdown

Kanji and stroke order

手

hand

on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “grooming”

Word	Reading	Meaning
グルーミング	グルーミング guruumingu	grooming
身だしなみ	みだしなみ midashinami	(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company
選手	せんしゅ senshu	player (of a sport); athlete; team member
手段	しゅだん shudan	means; way; method
手術	しゅじゅつ shujutsu	surgery; operation; procedure
大手	おおて oote	major company; big company
手紙	てがみ tegami	letter; note
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying
導入	どうにゅう dounyuu	introduction; bringing in; installation

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