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Japanese symbol for “ventriloquist”

Romaji: fukuwajutsushi
ventriloquist

In Japanese, ventriloquist is , read (fukuwajutsushi).

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 ventriloquist

Kanji and stroke order

abdomen, belly, stomach
on: フク
kun: はら
13 strokes · JLPT 2
tale, talk
on: ワ
kun: はな.す、はなし
13 strokes · JLPT 4
art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
expert, teacher, master
on: シ
kun: いくさ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くうふく kuufukuempty stomach; hunger
まんぷく manpukufull stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill
せっぷく seppukuseppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment
ふくぶ fukubuabdomen; abdominal region; belly
うらはら uraharaopposite; reverse; contrary
おなか onakabelly; abdomen; stomach
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
わだい wadaitopic; subject
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering
きょうし kyoushiteacher; instructor

See also: Chinese symbol for “ventriloquist”.

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.