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Japanese symbol for “antiseptic”

Romaji: shoudokuzai
antiseptic; disinfectant

In Japanese, antiseptic is , read (shoudokuzai).

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 antiseptic; disinfectant

Kanji and stroke order

extinguish, blow out, turn off
on: ショウ
kun: き.える、け.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
poison, virus, venom
on: ドク
8 strokes · JLPT 2
dose, medicine, drug
on: ザイ、スイ、セイ
kun: かる、けず.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “antiseptic”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうふざい boufuzaiantiseptic
せいふざい seifuzaiantiseptic
サニタイザー sanitaizaahand sanitizer (sanitiser); disinfectant; antiseptic
ふはいぼうし fuhaiboushiantisepsis; antiseptic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうひ shouhiconsumption; expenditure; spending
かいしょう kaishoucancellation; liquidation; resolution
しょうめつ shoumetsuextinction; extinguishment; disappearance
しょうぼう shouboufire fighting
しょうか shoukadigestion (of food)
とりけし torikeshicancellation; withdrawal; abolition
ちゅうどく chuudokupoisoning
しょうどく shoudokudisinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
せんざい senzaidetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent

See also: Chinese symbol for “antiseptic”.

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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