Japanese symbol for “missing”
行方不明
ゆくえふめい
Romaji: yukuefumei
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
In Japanese, missing is 行方不明, read ゆくえふめい (yukuefumei).
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
- adj-no, n missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “missing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠測 | けっそく kessoku | missing (data, observation, etc.) |
| 行方知れず | ゆくえしれず yukueshirezu | missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for |
| 生死不明 | せいしふめい seishifumei | not knowing whether someone is dead or alive; of unknown fate; missing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 行き | いき iki | the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip |
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
| 旅行 | りょこう ryokou | travel; trip; journey |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
See also: Chinese symbol for “missing”.
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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