Japanese symbol for “wincing”
畏縮
いしゅく
Romaji: ishuku
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching
In Japanese, wincing is 畏縮, read いしゅく (ishuku).
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, vi, vs wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畏怖 | いふ ifu | awe; fear; dread |
| 畏敬 | いけい ikei | reverence; awe; respect |
| 畏友 | いゆう iyuu | one's esteemed friend |
| 畏まる | かしこまる kashikomaru | to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively) |
| 畏服 | いふく ifuku | awe |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | compression |
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.
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