Japanese symbol for “casting”
鋳造
ちゅうぞう
Romaji: chuuzou
casting; founding; minting
In Japanese, casting is 鋳造, read ちゅうぞう (chuuzou).
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, vs, vt casting; founding; minting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “casting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鋳物 | いもの imono | casting; cast-metal object |
| 配役 | はいやく haiyaku | casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast |
| 投影 | とうえい touei | projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection |
| キャスティング | キャスティング kyasutingu | casting (of roles) |
| キャスト | キャスト kyasuto | casting (a line) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鋳物 | いもの imono | casting; cast-metal object |
| 鋳型 | いがた igata | mold; mould; template |
| 鋳鉄 | ちゅうてつ chuutetsu | cast iron |
| 鋳る | いる iru | to cast; to mint; to coin |
| 鋳金 | ちゅうきん chuukin | casting |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure; construction; makeup |
| 製造 | せいぞう seizou | manufacture; production |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “casting”.
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.