Japanese symbol for “spanking”
お仕置き
おしおき
Romaji: oshioki
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; scolding
In Japanese, spanking is お仕置き, read おしおき (oshioki).
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 punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; scolding
- n, vs, vt criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
Written forms: お仕置き、御仕置き. Readings: おしおき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spanking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平手打ち | ひらてうち hirateuchi | slap; smack; spanking |
| 折檻 | せっかん sekkan | physical punishment; beating; smacking |
| スパンキング | スパンキング supankingu | spanking (usu. erotic) |
| お尻ペンペン | おしりぺんぺん oshiripenpen | spanking (a child) |
| 尻叩き | しりたたき shiritataki | spanking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 仕方 | しかた shikata | way; method; means |
| 仕組み | しくみ shikumi | structure; construction; arrangement |
| 仕上げ | しあげ shiage | finish; finishing; finishing touches |
| 奉仕 | ほうし houshi | service; ministry; attendance |
| 仕様 | しよう shiyou | way; method; means |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
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