King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “condensing”

Romaji: asshuku
compression

In Japanese, condensing is , read (asshuku).

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, vs, vt compression
  2. n, vs, vt condensing; shortening; summarizing
  3. n, vs, vt compression (of data) (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

pressure, push, overwhelm
on: アツ、エン、オウ
kun: お.す、へ.す、おさ.える、お.さえる
5 strokes · JLPT 2
shrink, contract, shrivel
on: シュク
kun: ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる
17 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “condensing”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうこう shuukouconcentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あつりょく atsuryokupressure
きあつ kiatsuatmospheric pressure; air pressure
あっとうてき attoutekioverwhelming
けつあつ ketsuatsublood pressure
だんあつ dan'atsuoppression; suppression; pressure
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
たんしゅく tanshukushortening; contraction; reduction
のうしゅく noushukuconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

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.