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Japanese symbol for “parody”

Romaji: kaeuta
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody

In Japanese, parody is , read (kaeuta).

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 parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

exchange, spare, substitute
on: タイ
kun: か.える、か.え-、か.わる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
song, sing
on: カ
kun: うた、うた.う
14 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “parody”

WordReadingMeaning
パロディー parodiiparody
パロ paroparody
もじり mojiriparody (of a famous work)
もじる mojiruto parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on)
パロる paroruto parody

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かわせ kawasemoney order; draft
だいたい daitaisubstitution
かえ kaechange; alteration
きがえ kigaechanging clothes; change of clothes
きりかえ kirikaeexchange; conversion; replacement
りょうがえ ryougaechange; money exchange
かしゅ kashusinger
うたう utauto sing

See also: Chinese symbol for “parody”.

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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