Japanese symbol for “balsam”
鳳仙花
ほうせんか
Romaji: housenka
(garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not
In Japanese, balsam is 鳳仙花, read ほうせんか (housenka).
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 (garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not
Written forms: 鳳仙花. Readings: ホウセンカ、ほうせんか.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “balsam”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バルサム | バルサム barusamu | balsam (resin) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳳凰 | ほうおう houou | Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix |
| 白鳳 | はくほう hakuhou | white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird |
| 鳳雛 | ほうすう housuu | gifted young person who shows much promise |
| 鳳輦 | ほうれん houren | imperial carriage |
| 鳳駕 | ほうが houga | imperial carriage |
| 仙人 | せんにん sennin | immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit) |
| 仙台 | せんだい sendai | Sendai (city in Miyagi) |
| 水仙 | すいせん suisen | daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
See also: Chinese symbol for “balsam”.
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.