Japanese symbol for “condiment”
薬味
やくみ
Romaji: yakumi
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
In Japanese, condiment is 薬味, read やくみ (yakumi).
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 condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “condiment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう koushinryou | spice; spices; condiment |
| 調味料 | ちょうみりょう choumiryou | seasoning; flavoring; flavouring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 医薬品 | いやくひん iyakuhin | medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs |
| 製薬 | せいやく seiyaku | medicine manufacture; drug manufacture |
| 薬品 | やくひん yakuhin | medicine; drug |
| 薬局 | やっきょく yakkyoku | pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop) |
| 火薬 | かやく kayaku | gunpowder; powder |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 興味 | きょうみ kyoumi | interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “condiment”.
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.