Japanese symbol for “urbane”
洒脱
しゃだつ
Romaji: shadatsu
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane
In Japanese, urbane is 洒脱, read しゃだつ (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
- adj-na, n sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “urbane”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アーベイン | アーベイン aabein | urbane |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洒落 | しゃれ share | joke; pun; jest |
| お洒落 | おしゃれ oshare | stylish; fashionable; trendy |
| 瀟洒 | しょうしゃ shousha | stylish; smart; elegant |
| 駄洒落 | だじゃれ dajare | feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke |
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ dasshutsu | escape; getting away (from); getting out (of) |
| 脱退 | だったい dattai | withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving |
| 脱税 | だつぜい datsuzei | tax evasion |
| 離脱 | りだつ ridatsu | withdrawal; 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.