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Japanese symbol for “clinker”

Romaji: shoukai
(cement) clinker

In Japanese, clinker is , read (shoukai).

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 (cement) clinker

Kanji and stroke order

bake, burning
on: ショウ
kun: や.く、や.き、や.き-、-や.き
12 strokes · JLPT 2
clod, lump, chunk
on: カイ、ケ
kun: かたまり、つちくれ
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “clinker”

WordReadingMeaning
クリンカー kurinkaa(cement) clinker

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ねんしょう nenshouburning; combustion
やきにく yakinikuyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
ひやけ hiyakesunburn; suntan; tan
しょうちゅう shouchuushōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
やきとり yakitoriyakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
やきそば yakisobayakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
きんかい kinkaigold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar
だんかい dankaimass; lump; clod

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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