タトゥー

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) タトゥー [táꜜtùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠tɯ̟ː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tattoo, from earlier tattaow, tattow, from a Polynesian language.

Noun

タトゥー • (tatū) 

1. Synonym of いれずみ (irezumi, “image made in the skin with ink and a needle”)

Verb

タトゥーする • (tatū suru) suru (stem タトゥーし (tatū shi), past タトゥーした (tatū shita))

1. Synonym of いれずみ (irezumi, “to tattoo”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tattoo, from earlier tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from tap (“tap; faucet on a cask”) + toe (“to; shut”).

Noun

タトゥー • (tatū) 

1. (military) tattoo (military display or pageant)