Japanese symbol for “bulk”
嵩
かさ
Romaji: kasa
bulk; volume; quantity
In Japanese, bulk is 嵩, read かさ (kasa).
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 bulk; volume; quantity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bulk”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バルク | バルク baruku | bulk |
| ばら積み | ばらづみ barazumi | bulk |
| ボリューム | ボリューム boryuumu | volume; bulk; mass |
| 塊状 | かいじょう kaijou | massive; bulk; block-like |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嵩む | かさむ kasamu | to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate |
| 嵩上げ | かさあげ kasaage | raising (an embankment, levee, etc.) |
| 嵩張る | かさばる kasabaru | to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous |
| 年嵩 | としかさ toshikasa | senior; older; elderly |
| 嵩高 | すうこう suukou | lofty (of a mountain); tall |
| 荷嵩み | にがさみ nigasami | glut; overstock |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bulk”.
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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