入いれ墨ずみ

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入れ墨する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	入いれ墨ずみする	入いれ墨ずみしない
Polite	入いれ墨ずみします	入いれ墨ずみしません
Past polite	入いれ墨ずみしました	入いれ墨ずみしませんでした
Past	入いれ墨ずみした	入いれ墨ずみしなかった
Te-form	入いれ墨ずみして	入いれ墨ずみしないで
Desire	入いれ墨ずみしたい	入いれ墨ずみしたくない
Potential	入いれ墨ずみできる	入いれ墨ずみできない
Passive	入いれ墨ずみされる	入いれ墨ずみされない
Causative	入いれ墨ずみさせる	入いれ墨ずみさせない
Causative passive	入いれ墨ずみさせられる	入いれ墨ずみさせられない
Volitional	入いれ墨ずみしよう
Polite volitional	入いれ墨ずみしましょう
Imperative	入いれ墨ずみしろ	入いれ墨ずみするな
Conditional	入いれ墨ずみすれば	入いれ墨ずみしなければ
Tara conditional	入いれ墨ずみしたら	入いれ墨ずみしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

tattoo; tattooing

Refers to both the tattoo itself and the act of tattooing. Often associated with traditional Japanese irezumi, but can be used for tattoos in general.

彼かれは背せ中なかに入いれ墨ずみを入いれている。
He has a tattoo on his back.
日本にほんでは入いれ墨ずみをしている人ひとは温おん泉せんに入はいれないことがある。
In Japan, people with tattoos may not be allowed in hot springs.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に入いれ墨ずみをするto give someone a tattoo / to get tattooed
彼かれは背せ中なかに大おおきな入いれ墨ずみをしている。
He has a large tattoo on his back.
入いれ墨ずみを入いれるto get a tattoo (done)
友とも達だちが腕うでに入いれ墨ずみを入いれた。
My friend got a tattoo on his arm.
〈場ば所しょ〉に入いれ墨ずみがあるto have a tattoo on a certain part of the body
肩かたに小ちいさな入いれ墨ずみがある。
There's a small tattoo on my shoulder.

Kanji

入enter, insert
墨black ink, India ink, ink stick

Related words

タトゥー
タトゥー is a modern loanword typically used for Western-style or fashion tattoos, while 入れ墨 often carries a traditional Japanese or yakuza-related connotation.
彫ほり物もの
彫り物 is an older, more traditional term for a tattoo, often used in the context of classical Japanese body art, while 入れ墨 is the more general, widely used word.
刺し青せい
刺青 is the more literary or formal word for a tattoo, while 入れ墨 is the everyday word used in ordinary conversation.
彫ほるN2
入れ墨 is the noun for a tattoo itself, while 彫る is the verb used for the act of tattooing someone's skin.

Don't confuse with

タトゥー
タトゥー refers to modern, often Western-style tattoos chosen for fashion, while 入れ墨 usually means traditional Japanese tattoos historically linked to yakuza or folk practice.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

Built from

入いれる+墨すみ

Written forms

入いれ墨ずみUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and general writing.
いれずみUsage14%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Compound of 入れ (ire, 'putting in') + 墨 (sumi, 'ink'), literally 'inserting ink'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.