Japanese symbol for “pasty”
生白い
なまじろい
Romaji: namajiroi
pale; pallid; wan; pasty
In Japanese, pasty is 生白い, read なまじろい (namajiroi).
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-i pale; pallid; wan; pasty
Written forms: 生白い、生じろい. Readings: なまじろい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pasty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生っ白い | なまっちろい namatchiroi | pale; pallid; wan |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 面白い | おもしろい omoshiroi | interesting; fascinating; intriguing |
| 白人 | はくじん hakujin | white person; Caucasian |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pasty”.
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.