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Japanese symbol for “vamp”

Romaji: banpu
vamp (woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)

In Japanese, vamp is (banpu).

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. n vamp (woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “vamp”

WordReadingMeaning
ようじょ youjoenchantress; vamp
どくふ dokufutemptress; vamp; siren
ようふ youfuenchantress; seductress; vamp
あばずれおんな abazureonnacoquette; flirt; vamp

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.