Japanese symbol for “implying”
黙示
もくし
Romaji: mokushi
(tacitly) implying; implication
In Japanese, implying is 黙示, read もくし (mokushi).
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 (tacitly) implying; implication
- n, vs, vt revelation (Christn)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沈黙 | ちんもく chinmoku | silence; being silent; quiet |
| 黙る | だまる damaru | to be silent; to say nothing |
| 暗黙 | あんもく anmoku | tacit; unspoken; implicit |
| 黙認 | もくにん mokunin | tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance |
| 寡黙 | かもく kamoku | untalkative; quiet; taciturn |
| 黙殺 | もくさつ mokusatsu | ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of |
| 展示 | てんじ tenji | exhibition; display |
| 指示 | しじ shiji | indication; denotation; designation |
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.