タトゥー
Japanese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from English tattoo, from earlier tattaow, tattow, from a Polynesian language.
Noun
edit- Synonym of いれずみ (irezumi, “image made in the skin with ink and a needle”)
Verb
editタトゥーする • (tatū suru) suru (stem タトゥーし (tatūsuru shi), past タトゥーした (tatūsuru shita))
- Synonym of いれずみ (irezumi, “to tattoo”)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from English tattoo, from earlier tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from tap (“tap; faucet on a cask”) + toe (“to; shut”).