Japanese symbol for “mole”
黒子
ほくろ
Romaji: hokuro
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
In Japanese, mole is 黒子, read ほくろ (hokuro).
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 mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
Written forms: 黒子. Readings: ほくろ、ホクロ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mole”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モール | モール mooru | mole |
| 防波堤 | ぼうはてい bouhatei | breakwater; mole; seawall |
| モル | モル moru | mole; mol |
| 土竜 | もぐら mogura | mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii) |
| 内通者 | ないつうしゃ naitsuusha | mole; whistle-blower; informant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黒人 | こくじん kokujin | black person |
| 黒い | くろい kuroi | black |
| 黒字 | くろじ kuroji | (being in) the black; surplus |
| 黒板 | こくばん kokuban | blackboard |
| 暗黒 | あんこく ankoku | darkness |
| 白黒 | しろくろ shirokuro | black and white; monochrome |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mole”.
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.