Japanese symbol for “truant”
不登校児
ふとうこうじ
Romaji: futoukouji
truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school
In Japanese, truant is 不登校児, read ふとうこうじ (futoukouji).
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 truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 登録 | とうろく touroku | registration; accession; register |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children; juvenile |
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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