Japanese symbol for “squinting”
睇視
ていし
Romaji: teishi
squinting; looking closely
In Japanese, squinting is 睇視, read ていし (teishi).
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 squinting; looking closely
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
| 無視 | むし mushi | disregarding; ignoring |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 警視庁 | けいしちょう keishichou | Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) |
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.