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Japanese symbol for “marsupial”

Romaji: yuutairui
marsupial

In Japanese, marsupial is , read (yuutairui).

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 marsupial

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
sack, bag, pouch
on: タイ、ダイ
kun: ふくろ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
sort, kind, variety
on: ルイ
kun: たぐ.い
18 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “marsupial”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうたいどうぶつ yuutaidoubutsumarsupial

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
てぶくろ tebukuroglove; mitten; mitt
いぶくろ ibukurostomach
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type

See also: Chinese symbol for “marsupial”.

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.