黥 — kanji meaning “tatooing”
黥
tatooing
- Meanings
- tatooing
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)、ゲイ (gei)
- Kun'yomi
- いれずみ
- Strokes
- 20
- Classical radical
- 203
- Chinese reading
- qíng, jīng — Chinese character page
Words with 黥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黥く | めさく mesaku | to tattoo a criminal around the eye (form of punishment in ancient Japan) |
| 黥首 | げいしゅ geishu | tattooing the forehead of a criminal (Edo-period punishment) |
| 黥面 | げいめん geimen | face tattoo; facial tattoo |
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