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Japanese symbol for “bisque”

Romaji: suyaki
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; biscuit ware

In Japanese, bisque is , read (suyaki).

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. adj-no, n unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; biscuit ware
  2. adj-no, n roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.) (food)
  3. n simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients (food)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

elementary, principle, naked
on: ソ、ス
kun: もと
10 strokes · JLPT 1
bake, burning
on: ショウ
kun: や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “bisque”

WordReadingMeaning
ビスク bisukubisque
しめやき shimeyakibisque (pottery)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor
そざい sozaiingredient; (raw) material; resource
すてき sutekilovely; wonderful; charming
しろうと shiroutoamateur; layman; ordinary person
すなお sunaoobedient; meek; docile
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
ねんしょう nenshouburning; combustion
やきにく yakinikuyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue

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.