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Japanese symbol for “animating”

Romaji: keikizuke
putting life into; animating; cheering up

In Japanese, animating is , read (keikizuke).

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 putting life into; animating; cheering up

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

scenery, view
on: ケイ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
spirit, mind, air
on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き
6 strokes · JLPT 4
adhere, attach, refer to
on: フ
kun: つ.ける、-つ.ける、-づ.ける、つ.け
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “animating”

WordReadingMeaning
アニメーションか animeeshonkaanimating (a character, object, text, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はいけい haikeibackground; scenery; backdrop
ふうけい fuukeiscenery; scene; landscape
こうけい koukeiscene; spectacle; sight
けいき keikibusiness conditions; the market; economic activity
けしき keshikiscenery; scene; landscape
やけい yakeinight view; night skyline; nightscape
きもち kimochifeeling; sensation; mood
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor
ふきん fukinneighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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.