Japanese symbol for “pasting”
貼付
ちょうふ
Romaji: choufu
pasting; sticking; attaching; affixing
In Japanese, pasting is 貼付, read ちょうふ (choufu).
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, vs, vt pasting; sticking; attaching; affixing; appending
Written forms: 貼付. Readings: ちょうふ、てんぷ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pasting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糊付け | のりづけ norizuke | pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter) |
| 貼り付け | はりつけ haritsuke | affixing; pasting; sticking |
| 糊貼り | のりばり noribari | gluing; pasting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切り貼り | きりばり kiribari | patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door) |
| 仮貼り | かりばり karibari | temporary pasting |
| 上貼り | うわばり uwabari | finishing coat of paper |
| 貼り付け | はりつけ haritsuke | affixing; pasting; sticking |
| 手貼り | てばり tebari | pasting (on) by hand; attaching (sticker, etc.) by hand |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
| 付き合い | つきあい tsukiai | association; socializing; socialising |
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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