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Japanese symbol for “bronze”

Romaji: seidou
bronze

In Japanese, bronze is , read (seidou).

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 bronze

Kanji and stroke order

blue, green
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: あお、あお-、あお.い
8 strokes · JLPT 3
copper
on: ドウ
kun: あかがね
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “bronze”

WordReadingMeaning
どう doubronze (medal)
ブロンズ buronzubronze
せいどうしょく seidoushokubronze; bronzed
からかね karakanebronze
ブロンズいろ buronzuirobronze (coloured)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいねん seinenyouth; young man
せいしゅん seishunyouth; adolescence; springtime of life
あおぞら aozorablue sky
あおい aoiblue; azure
せいざん seizanlush mountain; green mountain
あおき aokiJapanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel
どうぞう douzoubronze statue
どうざん douzancopper mine

See also: Chinese symbol for “bronze”.

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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