入れ墨

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
すみ > ずみ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
入れ墨 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 入れ墨 – see the following entry.
いれずみ
[noun] a tattoo (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
[noun] a punishment in which a criminals were given a tattoo as a mark of their criminal record
[verb] to tattoo
Alternative spellings
入墨, 刺青, 文身,
(This term, 入れ墨, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)