Japanese symbol for “cooling”
冷却
れいきゃく
Romaji: reikyaku
cooling; refrigeration
In Japanese, cooling is 冷却, read れいきゃく (reikyaku).
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, vi, vs cooling; refrigeration
- n, vi, vs cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cooling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クーリング | クーリング kuuringu | cooling |
| 放冷 | ほうれい hourei | allowing to cool; cooling |
| 降温 | こうおん kouon | temperature decrease; fall in temperature; cooling |
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 |
| 売却 | ばいきゃく baikyaku | selling off; disposal by sale; sale |
| 却下 | きゃっか kyakka | rejection; dismissal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cooling”.
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.