Japanese symbol for “extinguishing”
鎮火
ちんか
Romaji: chinka
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
In Japanese, extinguishing is 鎮火, read ちんか (chinka).
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, vi, vs extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎮守 | ちんじゅ chinju | local Shinto deity; tutelary god |
| 鎮圧 | ちんあつ chin'atsu | suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down |
| 重鎮 | じゅうちん juuchin | leader; authority; mainstay |
| 鎮魂 | ちんこん chinkon | repose of a soul |
| 鎮静 | ちんせい chinsei | calming down; settling down; quieting down |
| 鎮座 | ちんざ chinza | enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place) |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
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.