Japanese symbol for “nastiness”
嫌味
いやみ
Romaji: iyami
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness
In Japanese, nastiness is 嫌味, read いやみ (iyami).
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-na, n disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness
- adj-na, n cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment
Written forms: 嫌味、嫌み、厭味、いや味. Readings: いやみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nastiness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悪趣味 | あくしゅみ akushumi | nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫌い | きらい kirai | disliking; hating; detesting |
| 機嫌 | きげん kigen | humour; humor; temper |
| 嫌う | きらう kirau | to hate; to dislike; to loathe |
| 大嫌い | だいきらい daikirai | hating; strongly disliking |
| 嫌悪 | けんお ken'o | disgust; hate; repugnance |
| 好き嫌い | すききらい sukikirai | likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 興味 | きょうみ kyoumi | interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) |
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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