Japanese symbol for “urination”
小便
しょうべん
Romaji: shouben
urine; piss; pee; urination
In Japanese, urination is 小便, read しょうべん (shouben).
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, vi, vs urine; piss; pee; urination
- n, vi, vs breaking a contract
Written forms: 小便、ション便. Readings: しょうべん、しょんべん、ションベン.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “urination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放尿 | ほうにょう hounyou | urination |
| 排尿 | はいにょう hainyou | urination; micturition |
| 小 | しょう shou | urine; piss; pee |
| 泌尿 | ひにょう hinyou | urination |
| 小用 | こよう koyou | urination; urine |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
See also: Chinese symbol for “urination”.
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.