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Japanese symbol for “mutter”

Romaji: tsubuyaku
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble

In Japanese, mutter is , read (tsubuyaku).

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. v5k, vi, vt to mutter; to murmur; to grumble
  2. v5k, vi, vt to tweet; to post on Twitter

Kanji and stroke order

mutter, grumble, murmur
on: ゲン
kun: つぶや.く
8 strokes

Other Japanese words for “mutter”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶつぶつ butsubutsugrunt; grumble; complaint
つぶやき tsubuyakimurmur; mutter; murmuring
ひとりごつ hitorigotsuto talk to oneself; to mutter
ひとりごちる hitorigochiruto talk to oneself; to mutter
もにょる monyoruto hesitate (to say); to mutter; to mumble

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
つぶやき tsubuyakimurmur; mutter; murmuring

See also: Chinese symbol for “mutter”.

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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