Japanese symbol for “acidity”
酸性
さんせい
Romaji: sansei
acidity
In Japanese, acidity is 酸性, read さんせい (sansei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n acidity (chem)
- adj-no acidic (chem)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “acidity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酸味 | さんみ sanmi | sourness; acidity |
| 酸度 | さんど sando | acidity |
| 酸性度 | さんせいど sanseido | (degree of) acidity |
| 酸っぱみ | すっぱみ suppami | sourness (in taste); acidity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 酸化 | さんか sanka | oxidation; oxidization |
| 炭酸 | たんさん tansan | carbonic acid |
| 硫酸 | りゅうさん ryuusan | sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid |
| 酸味 | さんみ sanmi | sourness; acidity |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
See also: Chinese symbol for “acidity”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.