Japanese symbol for “ostentatious”
看板倒れ
かんばんだおれ
Romaji: kanbandaore
ostentatious
In Japanese, ostentatious is 看板倒れ, read かんばんだおれ (kanbandaore).
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
- n ostentatious
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ostentatious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麗々しい | れいれいしい reireishii | ostentatious; gaudy; showy |
| 虚飾的 | きょしょくてき kyoshokuteki | ostentatious; showy |
| 麗々 | れいれい reirei | ostentatious; gaudy; showy |
| これ見よがし | これみよがし koremiyogashi | showy; ostentatious |
| 物々しい | ものものしい monomonoshii | showy; pretentious; ostentatious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看護 | かんご kango | nursing; (army) nurse |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 看病 | かんびょう kanbyou | nursing (a patient) |
| 看守 | かんしゅ kanshu | prison guard; warder; jailer |
| 看過 | かんか kanka | overlooking; turning a blind eye |
| 看護婦 | かんごふ kangofu | (female) nurse |
| 黒板 | こくばん kokuban | blackboard |
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 面倒 | めんどう mendou | trouble; bother |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ostentatious”.
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.