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Japanese symbol for “lowdown”

Romaji: uchimaku
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts

In Japanese, lowdown is , read (uchimaku).

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 lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings; undisclosed circumstances
  2. n inner curtain (in a military encampment)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2
curtain, bunting, act of play
on: マク、バク
kun: とばり
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “lowdown”

WordReadingMeaning
うらじじょう urajijoulowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ないよう naiyoucontents; content; substance
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
ないぶ naibuinterior; inside; internal
いない inaiwithin; inside of; less than
あんない annaiguidance; leading (the way); showing around
ないかく naikakucabinet (of a government); ministry
かいまく kaimakuraising the curtain
じまく jimakusubtitles; 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.

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