Japanese symbol for “mufti”
私服
しふく
Romaji: shifuku
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear
In Japanese, mufti is 私服, read しふく (shifuku).
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 ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear; mufti
- n plainclothes police officer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mufti”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ムフティー | ムフティー mufutii | mufti; Muslim legal expert entitled to make decisions on points of Islamic law |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 私立 | しりつ shiritsu | private (establishment) |
| 私鉄 | してつ shitetsu | private railway |
| 私的 | してき shiteki | private; personal |
| 私物 | しぶつ shibutsu | private property; personal belongings; personal effects |
| 私生活 | しせいかつ shiseikatsu | private life |
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mufti”.
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.