Japanese symbol for “pudgy”
横太り
よこぶとり
Romaji: yokobutori
short and fat; pudgy; stocky
In Japanese, pudgy is 横太り, read よこぶとり (yokobutori).
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 short and fat; pudgy; stocky
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pudgy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太ましい | ふとましい futomashii | chubby; pudgy; plump |
| ぷくぷく | ぷくぷく pukupuku | cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 横断 | おうだん oudan | crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across |
| 横浜 | よこはま yokohama | Yokohama (city) |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 横領 | おうりょう ouryou | embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g. road); to traverse |
| 太陽 | たいよう taiyou | Sun |
| 太鼓 | たいこ taiko | drum |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pudgy”.
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.