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Japanese symbol for “staggers”

Romaji: untoubyou
vertigo; staggers

In Japanese, staggers is , read (untoubyou).

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 vertigo; staggers

Kanji and stroke order

halo, corona, fade
on: ウン
kun: ぼか.す、ぼけ.る、かさ、くま
13 strokes
overthrow, fall, collapse
on: トウ
kun: たお.れる、-だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま
10 strokes · JLPT 2
ill, sick
on: ビョウ、ヘイ
kun: や.む、-や.み、やまい
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
めまい memaidizziness; giddiness; vertigo
ぼかし bokashiblurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient
ぼける bokeruto be faded; to be hazy; to be blurred
ぼかす bokasuto blur; to shade off; to gradate
めんどう mendoutrouble; bother
とうさん tousan(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure
あっとうてき attoutekioverwhelming
たおれる taoreruto fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall
びょういん byouinhospital; clinic; doctor's office

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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