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Japanese symbol for “bromide”

Romaji: shuukabutsu
bromide

In Japanese, bromide is , read (shuukabutsu).

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. n bromide (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking
on: シュウ
kun: くさ.い、-くさ.い、にお.う、にお.い
9 strokes · JLPT 1
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くさい kusaistinking; smelly
あくしゅう akushuubad smell; foul smell; offensive odor
ふるくさい furukusaistale; old fashioned; hackneyed
なまぐさい namagusaismelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood
しゅうき shuukibad smell; stink
こうしゅう koushuubad breath; halitosis
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal

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.

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