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Keyword
tatooing
Info
Frequency
Very rare
Kanken
Level 1
Readings
げい
(54%)
いれずみ
(45%)
めさ
Composed of
黑
black [old]
京
capital
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
黥
げい
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
黥
げい
面
めん
face tattoo; facial tattoo
黥
めさ
く
to tattoo a criminal around the eye (form of punishment in ancient Japan)
黥
げい
首
ふ
tattooing the forehead of a criminal (Edo-period punishment)