Japanese symbol for “centrifuge”
遠心
えんしん
Romaji: enshin
centrifuge
In Japanese, centrifuge is 遠心, read えんしん (enshin).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n centrifuge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “centrifuge”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遠心分離機 | えんしんぶんりき enshinbunriki | centrifuge; centrifugal machine |
| 遠心機 | えんしんき enshinki | centrifuge |
| 遠沈 | えんちん enchin | sediment; centrifuge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永遠 | えいえん eien | eternity; perpetuity; permanence |
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 遠い | とおい tooi | far; distant; far away |
| 望遠鏡 | ぼうえんきょう bouenkyou | telescope |
| 遠征 | えんせい ensei | (military) expedition; campaign |
| 敬遠 | けいえん keien | pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
See also: Chinese symbol for “centrifuge”.
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.