Japanese symbol for “opacity”
不透明
ふとうめい
Romaji: futoumei
opaque; obscure; murky; turbid
In Japanese, opacity is 不透明, read ふとうめい (futoumei).
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 opaque; obscure; murky; turbid
- n opacity; obscurity
- adj-na unclear; unpredictable; uncertain
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “opacity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不透明性 | ふとうめいせい futoumeisei | opacity |
| 曇度 | くもりど kumorido | opacity |
| 不透明度 | ふとうめいど futoumeido | opacity |
| 潤み | うるみ urumi | blur; moisture; opacity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 透明 | とうめい toumei | transparent; clear |
| 浸透 | しんとう shintou | permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
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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