Japanese symbol for “revenant”
幽鬼
ゆうき
Romaji: yuuki
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
In Japanese, revenant is 幽鬼, read ゆうき (yuuki).
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 ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい yuurei | ghost; specter; spectre |
| 幽閉 | ゆうへい yuuhei | confinement; imprisonment; incarceration |
| 幽玄 | ゆうげん yuugen | mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound |
| 幽界 | ゆうかい yuukai | hades; realm of the dead |
| 幽谷 | ゆうこく yuukoku | deep ravine; glen |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 鬼才 | きさい kisai | wizard; genius; remarkable talent |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ぎしんあんき gishin'anki | suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows |
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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