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Japanese symbol for “labia”

Romaji: inshin
labia; labium

In Japanese, labia is , read (inshin).

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. n labia; labium (anat)

Kanji and stroke order

shade, yin, negative
on: イン
kun: かげ、かげ.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
lips
on: シン
kun: くちびる
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “labia”

WordReadingMeaning
ひしん hishinlabia; vulva; hidden lips
いんしん inshinlabia; vulva

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いんぼう inbouplot; intrigue; scheme
ひかげ hikageshade; shadow
いんよう in'youcosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon
いんせい inseinegative (result)
こかげ kokageshade of a tree; bower
やまかげ yamakageplace in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains
うわくちびる uwakuchibiruupper lip
こうしん koushinlips

See also: Chinese symbol for “labia”.

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.