Japanese symbol for “lovemaking”
閨事
ねやごと
Romaji: neyagoto
sexual intercourse; lovemaking
In Japanese, lovemaking is 閨事, read ねやごと (neyagoto).
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 sexual intercourse; lovemaking
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 令閨 | れいけい reikei | your wife; his wife; Mrs. |
| 閨秀 | けいしゅう keishuu | accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman |
| 閨閥 | けいばつ keibatsu | clan |
| 閨秀画家 | けいしゅうがか keishuugaka | talented woman painter; accomplished woman painter |
| 空閨 | くうけい kuukei | lonely, spouseless bedroom; bedroom of a neglected spouse |
| 閨秀作家 | けいしゅうさっか keishuusakka | woman writer |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lovemaking”.
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.