Japanese symbol for “urchin”
餓鬼
がき
Romaji: gaki
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
In Japanese, urchin is 餓鬼, read がき (gaki).
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 brat; kid; urchin; little devil
- n preta; hungry ghost (Buddh)
Written forms: 餓鬼. Readings: がき、ガキ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “urchin”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アーチン | アーチン aachin | urchin |
| 餓鬼んちょ | がきんちょ gakincho | brat; kid; urchin |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飢餓 | きが kiga | starvation; famine; hunger |
| 餓死 | がし gashi | (death from) starvation; starving to death |
| 餓狼 | がろう garou | hungry wolf |
| 施餓鬼 | せがき segaki | service for the benefit of suffering spirits |
| 餓鬼道 | がきどう gakidou | hungry ghost realm; preta realm |
| 吸血鬼 | きゅうけつき kyuuketsuki | vampire; bloodsucker |
| 鬼才 | きさい kisai | wizard; genius; remarkable talent |
| 疑心暗鬼 | ぎしんあんき gishin'anki | suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows |
See also: Chinese symbol for “urchin”.
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.