Japanese symbol for “yawning”
欠伸
あくび
Romaji: akubi
yawn; yawning
In Japanese, yawning is 欠伸, read あくび (akubi).
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 yawn; yawning
- n kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
Written forms: 欠伸、欠. Readings: あくび、アクビ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠陥 | けっかん kekkan | defect; fault; flaw |
| 不可欠 | ふかけつ fukaketsu | indispensable; essential |
| 欠点 | けってん ketten | fault; defect; flaw |
| 欠席 | けっせき kesseki | absence; non-attendance |
| 欠如 | けつじょ ketsujo | lack; absence; shortage |
| 補欠 | ほけつ hoketsu | filling a vacancy; supplementation |
| 伸び | のび nobi | growth; development |
| 伸びる | のびる nobiru | to stretch; to extend; to lengthen |
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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