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Japanese symbol for “nauseating”

Romaji: munakusogawarui
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating

In Japanese, nauseating is , read (munakusogawarui).

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-i, exp disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

bosom, breast, chest
on: キョウ
kun: むね、むな-
10 strokes · JLPT 2
shit, feces, excrement
on: フン
kun: くそ
17 strokes
bad, vice, rascal
on: アク、オ
kun: わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “nauseating”

WordReadingMeaning
むなくそわるい munakusowaruidisgusting; sickening; revolting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どきょう dokyoucourage; bravery; pluck
きょうぶ kyoubuchest; breast
むなもと munamotobreast; chest
きょうぞう kyouzoubust (sculpture); half-length portrait
きょうちゅう kyouchuuone's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
きょうきん kyoukinone's heart
だっぷん dappundefecation; excretion; bowel movement
むなくそ munakusofeeling; mood
さいあく saiakuworst

See also: Chinese symbol for “nauseating”.

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.