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Japanese symbol for “mundane”

Romaji: ke
mundane; commonplace; ordinary

In Japanese, mundane is , read (ke).

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-no, n mundane; commonplace; ordinary

Kanji and stroke order

filthy
on: セツ
kun: けが.れる、な.れる
17 strokes

Other Japanese words for “mundane”

WordReadingMeaning
なまぐさい namagusaiworldly; mundane; secular
にちじょうてき nichijoutekimundane; routine; everyday
どこにでもある dokonidemoarucommonplace; ordinary; typical

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
わいせつ waisetsuobscene; indecent; dirty
せっとく settokuprofanation; defiling something precious

See also: Chinese symbol for “mundane”.

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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