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Japanese symbol for “slouch”

Romaji: maekagami
slouch

In Japanese, slouch is , read (maekagami).

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. n slouch

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

in front, before
on: ゼン
kun: まえ、-まえ
9 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “slouch”

WordReadingMeaning
たらす tarasuto suspend; to hang down; to slouch
ぶしょうもの bushoumonoslouch; lazybones
まえかがみになる maekagamininaruto slouch; to stoop; to bend forward

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なまえ namaename
いぜん izenbefore; prior to; ago
おまえ omaeyou
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
ごぜん gozenmorning; a.m.
あたりまえ atarimaenatural; reasonable; obvious

See also: Chinese symbol for “slouch”.

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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