Japanese symbol for “smuggling”
密輸
みつゆ
Romaji: mitsuyu
smuggling; contraband trade
In Japanese, smuggling is 密輸, read みつゆ (mitsuyu).
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, vs, vt smuggling; contraband trade
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “smuggling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 密売 | みつばい mitsubai | illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging |
| 密貿易 | みつぼうえき mitsuboueki | smuggling |
| 抜け荷 | ぬけに nukeni | smuggling (during the Edo period); contraband |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret; secrecy; confidentiality |
| 密度 | みつど mitsudo | density |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise; exact; detailed |
| 密接 | みっせつ missetsu | close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near |
| 親密 | しんみつ shinmitsu | intimacy; friendship |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう yunyuu | import; importation; introduction |
| 輸送 | ゆそう yusou | transport; transportation; transit |
| 輸出 | ゆしゅつ yushutsu | export; exportation |
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.