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Japanese symbol for “memorable”

Romaji: inshoubukai
deeply impressive; memorable; striking

In Japanese, memorable is , read (inshoubukai).

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. adj-i deeply impressive; memorable; striking

Kanji and stroke order

stamp, seal, mark
on: イン
kun: しるし、-じるし、しる.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
deep, heighten, intensify
on: シン
kun: ふか.い、-ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “memorable”

WordReadingMeaning
いんしょうてき inshoutekiimpressive; striking; memorable
メモラブル memoraburumemorable
わすれがたい wasuregataiunforgettable; memorable
わすれられない wasurerarenaiunforgettable; memorable; haunting
かんめいぶかい kanmeibukaiprofoundly impressive; memorable

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いんしょう inshouimpression
いんさつ insatsuprinting
ちょういん chouinsignature; signing; sealing
いんかん inkanstamp; seal
けしいん keshiinpostmark; (postal) cancellation mark
めじるし mejirushimark (for quick identification or recognition); sign
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
げんしょう genshouphenomenon
しんこく shinkokuserious; severe; grave

See also: Chinese symbol for “memorable”.

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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