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Japanese symbol for “filler”

Romaji: pate
putty; filler

In Japanese, filler is (pate).

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. n putty; filler

Other Japanese words for “filler”

WordReadingMeaning
フィラー firaafiller
あなうめ anaumefilling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; filler (e.g. article)
つなぎ tsunagifiller; stopgap (job, budget, etc.)
うめくさ umekusa(page) filler
じゅうてんざい juutenzaifiller (for making plastic, rubber, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “filler”.

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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