Japanese symbol for “roughness”
凹凸
おうとつ
Romaji: outotsu
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness
In Japanese, roughness is 凹凸, read おうとつ (outotsu).
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 unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness
- n imbalance; inequality; unevenness; disparity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “roughness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ dekoboko | unevenness; roughness; ruggedness |
| 荒々しさ | あらあらしさ araarashisa | roughness; rudeness; wildness |
| ざらつき | ざらつき zaratsuki | rough deposits; rough surface; roughness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ dekoboko | unevenness; roughness; ruggedness |
| 凹み | くぼみ kubomi | hollow; cavity; dent |
| 凹む | へこむ hekomu | to be dented; to be indented; to yield |
| 凹面 | おうめん oumen | concavity |
| 凹版 | おうはん ouhan | intaglio plate |
| 凸版印刷 | とっぱんいんさつ toppan'insatsu | letterpress; relief printing |
| 凸版 | とっぱん toppan | letterpress; relief printing |
| 凸レンズ | とつレンズ totsurenzu | convex lens |
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.