Japanese symbol for “coolant”
冷媒
れいばい
Romaji: reibai
refrigerant; coolant
In Japanese, coolant is 冷媒, read れいばい (reibai).
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 refrigerant; coolant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coolant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クーラント | クーラント kuuranto | coolant |
| 冷却剤 | れいきゃくざい reikyakuzai | coolant; refrigerant |
| 冷却液 | れいきゃくえき reikyakueki | coolant |
| 冷却水 | れいきゃくすい reikyakusui | coolant |
| 冷却材 | れいきゃくざい reikyakuzai | coolant (in a nuclear reactor) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷静 | れいせい reisei | calmness; composure; coolness |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ reizouko | refrigerator; fridge |
| 冷凍 | れいとう reitou | freezing; cold storage; refrigeration |
| 冷戦 | れいせん reisen | cold war; the Cold War |
| 冷房 | れいぼう reibou | air conditioning; air cooling |
| 冷たい | つめたい tsumetai | cold (to the touch); chilly; icy |
| 媒体 | ばいたい baitai | medium; media |
| 媒介 | ばいかい baikai | mediation; agency; serving as a medium |
See also: Chinese symbol for “coolant”.
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.