黥げい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

tattoo; tattooing

Rare kanji form for 入れ墨/刺青. Refers to tattooing, especially traditional Japanese tattoos. The reading げい is uncommon; the gikun reading いれずみ is the usual word.

See also: 入れ墨 (いれずみ)

• 「黥げい」という字じは、入いれ墨ずみを意い味みする珍めずらしい漢かん字じだ。

  The character 黥 is a rare kanji that means tattoo.

• 彼かれは背せ中なかに大おおきな黥いれずみを入いれている。

  He has a large tattoo on his back.