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Japanese symbol for “patching”

Romaji: kiribari
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door)

In Japanese, patching is , read (kiribari).

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, vs, vt patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door)
  2. n, vs, vt cut and paste (comp)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

cut, cutoff, be sharp
on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り
4 strokes · JLPT 3
stick, paste, apply
on: テン、チョウ
kun: は.る、つ.く
12 strokes

Other Japanese words for “patching”

WordReadingMeaning
つぎ tsugipatch; patching
つぎはぎ tsugihagipatching (clothing); darning

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいせつ taisetsuimportant; significant; serious
いっさい issaiall; everything; entirety
てきせつ tekisetsuappropriate; suitable; fitting
きり kiriend; finish; place to stop
きる kiruto cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
しんせつ shinsetsukind; gentle; considerate
ちょうふ choufupasting; sticking; attaching
かりばり karibaritemporary pasting

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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