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Japanese symbol for “chips”

Romaji: chippusu
(potato) chips; crisps

In Japanese, chips is (chippusu).

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 (potato) chips; crisps (food)

Other Japanese words for “chips”

WordReadingMeaning
ポテト potetoFrench fries; chips; fried potato
フライドポテト furaidopotetoFrench fries; chips
きりくず kirikuzuscraps; chips
そへん sohenfragments; chips; materials
ポテトフライ potetofuraifried potato; French fries; chips

See also: Chinese symbol for “chips”.

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.