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Japanese symbol for “nauseous”

Romaji: nominikui
hard to drink; disagreeable; undrinkable; unpalatable

In Japanese, nauseous is , read (nominikui).

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 hard to drink; disagreeable; undrinkable; unpalatable; nauseous

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

drink, smoke, take
on: イン、オン
kun: の.む、-の.み
12 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
のむ nomuto drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
のみもの nomimonodrink; beverage
いんしょく inshokufood and drink; eating and drinking
いんりょう inryoubeverage; drink
いんしゅ inshudrinking alcohol
のみこむ nomikomuto swallow; to gulp down

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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