Japanese symbol for “mockingbird”

真似鶫

まねしつぐみ

Romaji: maneshitsugumi

mockingbird

In Japanese, mockingbird is 真似鶫, read まねしつぐみ (maneshitsugumi).

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

n mockingbird

Written forms: 真似鶫. Readings: まねしつぐみ、マネシツグミ.

Kanji and stroke order

真

true, reality, Buddhist sect

on: シン
kun: ま、ま-、まこと

10 strokes · JLPT 3

似

becoming, resemble, counterfeit

on: ジ
kun: に.る、ひ.る

7 strokes · JLPT 2

鶫

thrush, (kokuji)

on: トウ、ツ
kun: つぐみ

20 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
写真	しゃしん shashin	photograph; photo; picture
真実	しんじつ shinjitsu	truth; reality
真ん中	まんなか mannaka	middle; centre; center
真相	しんそう shinsou	truth; real situation
真理	しんり shinri	truth
真剣	しんけん shinken	serious; earnest
類似	るいじ ruiji	resemblance; similarity; likeness
似合う	にあう niau	to suit; to match; to become
黒鶫	くろつぐみ kurotsugumi	Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)

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.