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Japanese symbol for “snitching”

Romaji: tsugeguchi
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching

In Japanese, snitching is , read (tsugeguchi).

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, vi, vs telling (on someone); tattling; snitching

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

revelation, tell, inform
on: コク
kun: つ.げる
7 strokes · JLPT 2
mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほうこく houkokureport; information
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising
ひこく hikokudefendant; the accused
けいこく keikokuwarning; caution; admonition
しんこく shinkokureport; return (e.g. tax); statement
よこく yokoku(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning
じんこう jinkoupopulation
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing

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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