Japanese symbol for “rowdy”
荒くれ者
あらくれもの
Romaji: arakuremono
ruffian; rowdy (person)
In Japanese, rowdy is 荒くれ者, read あらくれもの (arakuremono).
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 ruffian; rowdy (person)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rowdy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒くれ | あらくれ arakure | rough; rowdy; wild |
| 荒武者 | あらむしゃ aramusha | daredevil; rowdy |
| 悪たれ | あくたれ akutare | rowdiness; rowdy (person or event) |
| 暴れん坊 | あばれんぼう abarenbou | hooligan; rowdy; roughneck |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒野 | こうや kouya | wasteland; wilderness; deserted land |
| 荒れる | あれる areru | to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea) |
| 荒木 | あらき araki | logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber |
| 荒れ | あれ are | stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin) |
| 荒らす | あらす arasu | to lay waste; to devastate; to damage |
| 荒い | あらい arai | rough; wild; violent |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
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.