Japanese symbol for “woe”
祟り目
たたりめ
Romaji: tatarime
time of misfortune; stroke of bad luck; calamity; woe
In Japanese, woe is 祟り目, read たたりめ (tatarime).
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Meanings
- n time of misfortune; stroke of bad luck; calamity; woe
Written forms: 祟り目、たたり目、祟りめ. Readings: たたりめ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祟り | たたり tatari | curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit) |
| 祟る | たたる tataru | to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt |
| 祟り神 | たたりがみ tatarigami | powerful evil spirit that brings calamity; supernatural being that brings disaster |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
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.