Japanese symbol for “dough”
生地
きじ
Romaji: kiji
cloth; fabric; material; texture
In Japanese, dough is 生地, read きじ (kiji).
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 cloth; fabric; material; texture
- n dough; batter
- n inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours
- n unglazed pottery
- n skin with no make-up
- n uncoated metal
Written forms: 生地、素地. Readings: きじ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dough”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カネ | カネ kane | money (esp. dirty money); loot; hardtack |
| ドウ | ドウ dou | dough |
| 丸 | まる maru | money; dough; moola |
| 練り粉 | ねりこ neriko | dough; batter |
| こね粉 | こねこ koneko | dough |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dough”.
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.