Japanese symbol for “aquaculture”
養殖
ようしょく
Romaji: youshoku
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
In Japanese, aquaculture is 養殖, read ようしょく (youshoku).
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, vs, vt aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aquaculture”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水産養殖 | すいさんようしょく suisan'youshoku | aquaculture |
| 水耕栽培 | すいこうさいばい suikousaibai | hydroponics; aquaculture; water culture |
| アクアカルチャー | アクアカルチャー akuakaruchaa | aquaculture; aquiculture |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | (understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation |
| 養成 | ようせい yousei | training; education; development |
| 療養 | りょうよう ryouyou | recuperation; medical treatment |
| 養子 | ようし youshi | adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law |
| 繁殖 | はんしょく hanshoku | breeding; propagation; reproduction |
| 増殖 | ぞうしょく zoushoku | increase; multiplication; propagation |
| 生殖 | せいしょく seishoku | reproduction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “aquaculture”.
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.