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Japanese symbol for “prone”

Romaji: ochiiriyasui
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)

In Japanese, prone is , read (ochiiriyasui).

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. adj-i prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

collapse, fall into, cave in
on: カン
kun: おちい.る、おとしい.れる
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “prone”

WordReadingMeaning
うけやすい ukeyasuisusceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
うつむき utsumukilying face down; upside down; prone
うつむけ utsumukelying face down; upside down; prone

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっかん kekkandefect; fault; flaw
おちいる ochiiruto fall into (e.g. a hole)
かんらく kanrakusubsidence; sinking; cave-in
かんぼつ kanbotsucave-in; collapse; sinking
おとしいれる otoshiireruto trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to throw (e.g. into turmoil)
かんせい kanseitrap; pitfall

See also: Chinese symbol for “prone”.

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.