Japanese symbol for “suck”
終わる
おわる
Romaji: owaru
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close
In Japanese, suck is 終わる, read おわる (owaru).
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
- v5r, vi to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over
- v5r, vt to finish; to complete; to conclude
- suf, v5r to finish doing
- v5r, vi to be past its (one's) prime
- v5r, vi to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless
Written forms: 終わる、終る、了る、卒る. Readings: おわる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “suck”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸う | すう suu | to suck; to sip; to slurp |
| 舐める | なめる nameru | to lick; to lap; to suck |
| しゃぶる | しゃぶる shaburu | to suck; to lick |
| 吸い出す | すいだす suidasu | to suck; to draw out; to aspirate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最終 | さいしゅう saishuu | last; final; closing |
| 終了 | しゅうりょう shuuryou | end; close; conclusion |
| 終わり | おわり owari | end; ending; close |
| 終戦 | しゅうせん shuusen | end of war; cessation of hostilities |
| 終える | おえる oeru | to finish; to get through with; to complete |
See also: Chinese symbol for “suck”.
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.