Japanese symbol for “offbeat”
突飛
とっぴ
Romaji: toppi
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional
In Japanese, offbeat is 突飛, read とっぴ (toppi).
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 erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “offbeat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 常識はずれ | じょうしきはずれ joushikihazure | unconventional; eccentric; offbeat |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | flight; flying; aviation |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき hikouki | airplane; aeroplane; plane |
See also: Chinese symbol for “offbeat”.
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.