入れ墨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
入 墨
い
Grade: 1		 すみ > ずみ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

入れ (ire, “putting in; inking in”) +‎ 墨 (sumi, “ink”)

Pronunciation

Noun

入れ墨 (hiragana いれずみ, rōmaji irezumi)

  1. a tattoo (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
    いれずみ（を）する
    irezumi (o) suru
    to tattoo
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