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Japanese symbol for “fairing”

Romaji: seikei
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery

In Japanese, fairing is , read (seikei).

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. adj-no, n, vs orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
  2. adj-no, n, vs smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing

Kanji and stroke order

organize, arranging, tune
on: セイ
kun: ととの.える、ととの.う
16 strokes · JLPT 2
shape, form, style
on: ケイ、ギョウ
kun: かた、-がた、かたち、なり
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうせい chouseiadjustment; regulation; coordination
せいび seibimaintenance; servicing
せいり seirisorting; arrangement; organization
せいごう seigouadjustment; coordination; integration
せいれつ seiretsustanding in a row; forming a line; alignment
けいしき keishikiform (as opposed to substance)
にんぎょう ningyoudoll; puppet; marionette
けいせい keiseiformation; molding; making (up)

See also: Chinese symbol for “fairing”.

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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