Japanese symbol for “hatter”
帽子屋
ぼうしや
Romaji: boushiya
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
In Japanese, hatter is 帽子屋, read ぼうしや (boushiya).
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 hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帽子 | ぼうし boushi | hat; cap |
| 脱帽 | だつぼう datsubou | removing one's hat |
| 烏帽子 | えぼし eboshi | eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan |
| 赤帽 | あかぼう akabou | red cap |
| 制帽 | せいぼう seibou | regulation cap; school cap |
| 角帽 | かくぼう kakubou | mortarboard; trencher |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
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.
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