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Japanese symbol for “alkaline”

Romaji: enkisei
basicity; alkalinity

In Japanese, alkaline is , read (enkisei).

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

  1. n basicity; alkalinity (chem)
  2. adj-no basic; alkaline (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

salt
on: エン
kun: しお
13 strokes · JLPT 2
fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
on: キ
kun: もと、もとい
11 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えんぶん enbunsalt; salt content; amount of salt
しおみず shiomizusalt water; brine
えんそ ensochlorine (Cl)
しおあじ shioajisalty taste; saltiness
えんか enkachloridation; salification
えんさん ensanhydrochloric acid
きほん kihonbasics; fundamentals; basis
きじゅん kijunstandard; criterion; norm
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “alkaline”.

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.

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