Japanese symbol for “bottom”
底
そこ
Romaji: soko
bottom; sole; bed (of a river)
In Japanese, bottom is 底, read そこ (soko).
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 bottom; sole; bed (of a river)
- n depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); the heart (of something)
- n limit; end; extremities; bounds
- n bottom (e.g. of share price); bottom price (finc)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bottom”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尻 | しり shiri | buttocks; behind; rump |
| 裏 | うら ura | opposite side; bottom; other side |
| 地 | ち chi | bottom (of a package, book, etc.) |
| 猫 | ねこ neko | bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship) |
| 受け | うけ uke | bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徹底 | てってい tettei | thoroughness; completeness; consistency |
| 海底 | かいてい kaitei | bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed |
| 到底 | とうてい toutei | (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all |
| 根底 | こんてい kontei | root; basis; foundation |
| 底辺 | ていへん teihen | base (of a polygon) |
| 心底 | しんそこ shinsoko | bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bottom”.
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.