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Japanese symbol for “enrichment”

Romaji: noushuku
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

In Japanese, enrichment is , read (noushuku).

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Meanings

  1. adj-no, n, vs concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

Kanji and stroke order

concentrated, thick, dark
on: ノウ
kun: こ.い
16 strokes · JLPT 2
shrink, contract, shrivel
on: シュク
kun: ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる
17 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “enrichment”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうじつ juujitsuenhancement; improvement; enrichment
エンリッチ enritchienrichment (of food)
かくねんりょうか kakunenryouka(nuclear fuel) enrichment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
のうこう noukourich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy
こい koideep (colour); dark
のうど noudoconcentration; density
のうむ noumuheavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
のうこん noukondark blue
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
たんしゅく tanshukushortening; contraction; reduction
あっしゅく asshukucompression

See also: Chinese symbol for “enrichment”.

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.