Japanese symbol for “urine”
尿
にょう
Romaji: nyou
urine
In Japanese, urine is 尿, read にょう (nyou).
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 urine
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “urine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小便 | しょうべん shouben | urine; piss; pee |
| 小 | しょう shou | urine; piss; pee |
| 小水 | しょうすい shousui | urine |
| 下 | しも shimo | lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine |
| 聖水 | せいすい seisui | urine (esp. as related to urolagnia) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泌尿器 | ひにょうき hinyouki | urinary organs |
| 利尿 | りにょう rinyou | diuresis |
| 糖尿 | とうにょう tounyou | glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar |
| 尿道 | にょうどう nyoudou | urethra |
| 放尿 | ほうにょう hounyou | urination |
| 排尿 | はいにょう hainyou | urination; micturition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “urine”.
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.