Japanese symbol for “tentacle”
触手
しょくしゅ
Romaji: shokushu
feeler; tentacle; antenna
In Japanese, tentacle is 触手, read しょくしゅ (shokushu).
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 feeler; tentacle; antenna (zool)
- n touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tentacle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 角 | つの tsuno | antenna; feeler; tentacle (e.g. of a snail) |
| 触腕 | しょくわん shokuwan | tentacle; feeler |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 感触 | かんしょく kanshoku | feel (of something); touch; texture |
| 触る | さわる sawaru | to touch; to feel; to handle |
| 触れ合い | ふれあい fureai | contact; connectedness; rapport |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 触媒 | しょくばい shokubai | catalyst |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tentacle”.
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.