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Japanese symbol for “urinate”

Romaji: shouben'osuru
to urinate; to pee; to piss

In Japanese, urinate is , read (shouben'osuru).

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. exp, vs-i to urinate; to pee; to piss

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
convenience, facility, excrement
on: ベン、ビン
kun: たよ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうせつ shousetsunovel; story; (work of) fiction
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
しょうがくせい shougakuseielementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature
ちいさい chiisaismall; little; tiny
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
べんり benriconvenient; handy; useful
ゆうびん yuubinmail service; postal service; mail

See also: Chinese symbol for “urinate”.

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.