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Japanese symbol for “distill”

Romaji: tekika
drip; drop; distill

In Japanese, distill is , read (tekika).

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, vi, vs drip; drop; distill

Kanji and stroke order

drip, drop
on: テキ
kun: しずく、したた.る
14 strokes · JLPT 2
below, down, descend
on: カ、ゲ
kun: した、しも、もと、さ.げる
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “distill”

WordReadingMeaning
ぬきだす nukidasuto extract; to draw out; to pull out

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
てんてき tentekiraindrops; falling drop of water
すいてき suitekidrop of water
いってき ittekione drop (of fluid)
したたる shitataruto drip; to drop; to trickle
したたり shitataridripping; drop; trickle
いか ikanot exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under
ちか chikaunderground; below the ground
ていか teikafall; decline; lowering

See also: Chinese symbol for “distill”.

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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