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Japanese symbol for “urbane”

Romaji: shadatsu
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane

In Japanese, urbane is , read (shadatsu).

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-na, n sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained

Kanji and stroke order

wash, sprinkle
on: シャ、ソン、サイ、セン
kun: すす.ぐ、あら.う
9 strokes
undress, removing, escape from
on: ダツ
kun: ぬ.ぐ、ぬ.げる
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “urbane”

WordReadingMeaning
アーベイン aabeinurbane

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゃれ sharejoke; pun; jest
おしゃれ osharestylish; fashionable; trendy
しょうしゃ shoushastylish; smart; elegant
だじゃれ dajarefeeble joke; poor joke; corny joke
だっしゅつ dasshutsuescape; getting away (from); getting out (of)
だったい dattaiwithdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving
だつぜい datsuzeitax evasion
りだつ ridatsuwithdrawal; secession; separation

See also: Chinese symbol for “urbane”.

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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