Japanese symbol for “puff”
一服
いっぷく
Romaji: ippuku
a puff; a smoke; a cup of tea
In Japanese, puff is 一服, read いっぷく (ippuku).
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 a puff; a smoke; a cup of tea
- n, vi, vs (short) rest; break
- n one dose (of medicine or poison)
- n, vi, vs (brief) lull (stockm)
Written forms: 一服、１服. Readings: いっぷく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “puff”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨らみ | ふくらみ fukurami | swelling; bulge; puff |
| パフ | パフ pafu | (powder) puff |
| 吹く | ふく fuku | to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.) |
| フッ | フッ fu | huff; puff |
| プー | プー puu | sound of something being inflated; puff; poof |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
See also: Chinese symbol for “puff”.
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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