Japanese symbol for “bonding”
接着
せっちゃく
Romaji: setchaku
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding
In Japanese, bonding is 接着, read せっちゃく (setchaku).
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, vi, vs adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bonding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 親近 | しんきん shinkin | bonding; becoming closer; developing an affinity |
| ボンディング | ボンディング bondingu | bonding |
| 同志愛 | どうしあい doushiai | affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling |
| 融着 | ゆうちゃく yuuchaku | fusion; bonding; melding |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
| 面接 | めんせつ mensetsu | interview (e.g. for a job) |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 間接 | かんせつ kansetsu | indirection; indirectness |
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
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.