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Japanese symbol for “nerdy”

Romaji: akibakei
Akihabara style; nerdy

In Japanese, nerdy is , read (akibakei).

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-no, n Akihabara style; nerdy

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

autumn
on: シュウ
kun: あき、とき
9 strokes · JLPT 3
leaf, plane, lobe
on: ヨウ
kun: は
12 strokes · JLPT 2
lineage, system
on: ケイ
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “nerdy”

WordReadingMeaning
エーけい eekeiAkihabara style; nerdy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんしゅうらく senshuurakufinal day of a performance; closing date; final show
こんしゅう konshuuthis autumn; this fall; autumn of this year
しゅんじゅう shunjuuspring and autumn; spring and fall
あきかぜ akikazeautumn breeze; fall breeze
しゅんかしゅうとう shunkashuutouspring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
しゅうき shuukifall season; autumn season
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
こうよう kouyouleaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours
けいれつ keiretsuseries; sequence; system

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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