入れ墨

Japanese

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
入れ墨, 入墨, 刺青, 文身, 黥

(This term, 入れ墨, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)