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Japanese symbol for “uncooked”

Romaji: nama
raw; uncooked; fresh

In Japanese, uncooked is , read (nama).

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

  1. adj-no, n raw; uncooked; fresh
  2. adj-no, n natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
  3. adj-no, n unprotected (sex); raw; bareback
  4. adj-no, n live (i.e. not recorded)
  5. adj-no, n inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
  6. n impudence; sauciness

Kanji and stroke order

life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
じんせい jinsei(one's) life
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
たんじょう tanjoubirth (of a person); nativity

See also: Chinese symbol for “uncooked”.

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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