Japanese symbol for “heroics”
芝居っ気
しばいっけ
Romaji: shibaikke
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship
In Japanese, heroics is 芝居っ気, read しばいっけ (shibaikke).
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 striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝居 | しばい shibai | play; drama |
| 芝生 | しばふ shibafu | lawn; grass; turf |
| 紙芝居 | かみしばい kamishibai | kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s) |
| 東芝 | とうしば toushiba | Toshiba Corporation |
| 芝草 | しばくさ shibakusa | lawn; sod; turf |
| 人工芝 | じんこうしば jinkoushiba | artificial grass (lawn) |
| 居る | おる oru | to be (animate); to be; to exist |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
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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