Japanese symbol for “sinister”
不吉
ふきつ
Romaji: fukitsu
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
In Japanese, sinister is 不吉, read ふきつ (fukitsu).
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
- adj-na, n ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sinister”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禍々しい | まがまがしい magamagashii | ominous; sinister; unlucky |
| 陰険 | いんけん inken | sinister (look) |
| 縁起の悪い | えんぎのわるい enginowarui | ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 吉兆 | きっちょう kitchou | lucky omen; good omen |
| 吉報 | きっぽう kippou | good news |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sinister”.
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.