Japanese symbol for “cheese”
チーズ
チーズ
Romaji: chiizu
cheese
In Japanese, cheese is チーズ (chiizu).
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 cheese (food)
- n tee (piping); T-joint
- int cheese (said when taking a photograph)
Other Japanese words for “cheese”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フロマージュ | フロマージュ furomaaju | cheese |
| 乾酪 | かんらく kanraku | cheese |
| フォルマッジオ | フォルマッジオ forumajjio | cheese |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cheese”.
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.