Japanese symbol for “sunbathing”
日光浴
にっこうよく
Romaji: nikkouyoku
sunbathing; basking in the sun
In Japanese, sunbathing is 日光浴, read にっこうよく (nikkouyoku).
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, vi, vs sunbathing; basking in the sun
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sunbathing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日向ぼっこ | ひなたぼっこ hinatabokko | basking in the sun; sunbathing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 日常 | にちじょう nichijou | everyday; daily; ordinary |
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 光景 | こうけい koukei | scene; spectacle; sight |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた yukata | yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sunbathing”.
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.