Japanese symbol for “vampire”
吸血鬼
きゅうけつき
Romaji: kyuuketsuki
vampire; bloodsucker
In Japanese, vampire is 吸血鬼, read きゅうけつき (kyuuketsuki).
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 vampire; bloodsucker
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vampire”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヴァンパイア | ヴァンパイア vanpaia | vampire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing; respiration |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 吸う | すう suu | to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.) |
| 吸引 | きゅういん kyuuin | absorption; suction; aspiration |
| 吸い込む | すいこむ suikomu | to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 血管 | けっかん kekkan | blood vessel; vein |
| 鬼才 | きさい kisai | wizard; genius; remarkable talent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vampire”.
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.