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Japanese symbol for “shirtless”

Romaji: jouhanshinhadaka
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

In Japanese, shirtless is , read (jouhanshinhadaka).

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-no, n naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

Kanji and stroke order

above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
half, middle, odd number
on: ハン
kun: なか.ば
5 strokes · JLPT 4
somebody, person, one's station in life
on: シン
kun: み
7 strokes · JLPT 2
naked, nude, uncovered
on: ラ
kun: はだか
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “shirtless”

WordReadingMeaning
じょうら jouranaked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
じょうしょう joushourising; ascending; climbing
こうじょう koujouelevation; rise; improvement
じょうし joushi(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ちじょう chijouabove ground; on the ground; earth's surface
はんぶん hanbunhalf
こうはん kouhansecond half; latter half
じしん jishin(one's) self; oneself; yourself
ぜんら zenrastark naked; completely naked; nude

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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