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Japanese symbol for “vips”

Romaji: oeragata
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs

In Japanese, vips is , read (oeragata).

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 superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

admirable, greatness, remarkable
on: イ
kun: えら.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
direction, person, alternative
on: ホウ
kun: かた、-かた、-がた
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “vips”

WordReadingMeaning
おれきれき orekirekidignitaries; very important persons; luminaries

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いだい idaigreat; grand; magnificent
えらい eraigreat; excellent; admirable
いじん ijingreat person; eminent figure
いぎょう igyougreat achievement; great feat; great work
えらく erakuawfully; terribly; tremendously
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area

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.