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Japanese symbol for “buttery”

Romaji: shokuryouchozoushitsu
larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery

In Japanese, buttery is , read (shokuryouchozoushitsu).

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 larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery

Kanji and stroke order

eat, food
on: ショク、ジキ
kun: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
9 strokes · JLPT 4
fee, materials
on: リョウ
10 strokes · JLPT 3
savings, store, lay in
on: チョ
kun: た.める、たくわ.える
12 strokes · JLPT 2
storehouse, hide, own
on: ゾウ、ソウ
kun: くら、おさ.める、かく.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 2
room, apartment, chamber
on: シツ
kun: むろ
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょくじ shokujimeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
しょくひん shokuhinfood; food products; foodstuffs
たべもの tabemonofood
しょくりょう shokuryoufood
たべる taberuto eat
くう kuuto eat
むりょう muryoufree (of charge); gratuitous
りょうり ryouricooking; cookery; cuisine
ちょきん chokinputting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
れいぞうこ reizoukorefrigerator; fridge
きょうしつ kyoushitsuclassroom; lecture room

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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