Japanese symbol for “lowdown”
内幕
うちまく
Romaji: uchimaku
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts
In Japanese, lowdown is 内幕, read うちまく (uchimaku).
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Meanings
- n lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings; undisclosed circumstances
- n inner curtain (in a military encampment)
Written forms: 内幕. Readings: うちまく、ないまく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lowdown”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裏事情 | うらじじょう urajijou | lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 国内 | こくない kokunai | within the country; inside the county; domestic |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior; inside; internal |
| 以内 | いない inai | within; inside of; less than |
| 案内 | あんない annai | guidance; leading (the way); showing around |
| 内閣 | ないかく naikaku | cabinet (of a government); ministry |
| 開幕 | かいまく kaimaku | raising the curtain |
| 字幕 | じまく jimaku | subtitles; captioning |
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.