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Japanese symbol for “sensuous”

Romaji: noukou
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.)

In Japanese, sensuous is , read (noukou).

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

  1. adj-na rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.); dense
  2. adj-na probable; (very) likely; strong (suspicion, sense, etc.); pronounced
  3. adj-na passionate; sensuous; hot

Kanji and stroke order

concentrated, thick, dark
on: ノウ
kun: こ.い
16 strokes · JLPT 2
thick, heavy, rich
on: コウ
kun: あつ.い、あか
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “sensuous”

WordReadingMeaning
かんかくてき kankakutekisensible; sensuous; intuitive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
のうしゅく noushukuconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
こい koideep (colour); dark
のうど noudoconcentration; density
のうむ noumuheavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
のうこん noukondark blue
こうせい kouseiwelfare; public welfare; social welfare
あつい atsuithick; deep; heavy
あつみ atsumithickness

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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