noun, takes する

  1. tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one), tattooing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
入れ墨 いれずみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)
black ink, India ink, ink stick
すみ ボク すの (8th, N1)
black
くろ コク (2nd, N4)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ