Japanese symbol for “turtleneck”
徳利
とっくり
Romaji: tokkuri
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar
In Japanese, turtleneck is 徳利, read とっくり (tokkuri).
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 sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar
- n turtleneck (sweater)
- n non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
Written forms: 徳利. Readings: とっくり、とくり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “turtleneck”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| タートルネック | タートルネック taatorunekku | turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道徳 | どうとく doutoku | morals; morality |
| 悪徳 | あくとく akutoku | vice; immorality; corruption |
| 美徳 | びとく bitoku | virtue |
| 不徳 | ふとく futoku | lack of virtue; immorality; vice |
| 淑徳 | しゅくとく shukutoku | womanly virtues |
| 徳島 | とくしま tokushima | Tokushima (city, prefecture) |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 勝利 | しょうり shouri | victory; triumph; win |
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.