Japanese symbol for “expandable”
伸縮自在
しんしゅくじざい
Romaji: shinshukujizai
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable
In Japanese, expandable is 伸縮自在, read しんしゅくじざい (shinshukujizai).
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
- adj-na, adj-no elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伸び | のび nobi | growth; development |
| 伸びる | のびる nobiru | to stretch; to extend; to lengthen |
| 伸ばす | のばす nobasu | to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) |
| 伸縮 | しんしゅく shinshuku | expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility |
| 伸び伸び | のびのび nobinobi | comfortably; peacefully; freely |
| 伸長 | しんちょう shinchou | expansion; extension; elongation |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
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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