Keyword
tatooing
Info
FrequencyVery rare
KankenLevel 1
Readings
げい
(54%)
Composed of
black [old]
capital
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
face tattoo; facial tattoo
to tattoo a criminal around the eye (form of punishment in ancient Japan)
tattooing the forehead of a criminal (Edo-period punishment)