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Japanese symbol for “currant”

Romaji: suguri
gooseberry; currant

In Japanese, currant is , read (suguri).

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 gooseberry; currant
  2. n plants from the Ribes genus

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
clod, lump, chunk
on: カイ、ケ
kun: かたまり、つちくれ
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization
たんさん tansancarbonic acid
さんせい sanseiacidity
りゅうさん ryuusansulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
さんみ sanmisourness; acidity
きんかい kinkaigold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar
だんかい dankaimass; lump; clod

See also: Chinese symbol for “currant”.

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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