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Japanese symbol for “muttering”

Romaji: yomaigoto
grumbling; muttering; nonsense

In Japanese, muttering is , read (yomaigoto).

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. n grumbling; muttering; nonsense

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

generation, world, society
on: セイ、セ、ソウ
kun: よ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
astray, be perplexed, in doubt
on: メイ
kun: まよ.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2
say, word
on: ゲン、ゴン
kun: い.う、こと
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “muttering”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶつくさ butsukusagrumbling; muttering; complaining
ぐちぐち guchiguchimumbling; muttering
ぐしぐし gushigushigrumbling; complaining; muttering

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
せだい sedaigeneration
せいき seikicentury
よのなか yononakasociety; the world; the times
せけん sekenworld; society; people
せたい setaihousehold; family
めいわく meiwakutrouble; bother; annoyance
まよう mayouto lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray
いう iuto say; to utter; to declare

See also: Chinese symbol for “muttering”.

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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