Japanese symbol for “filling”
中身
なかみ
Romaji: nakami
contents; interior; filling
In Japanese, filling is 中身, read なかみ (nakami).
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 contents; interior; filling
- n substance; content
- n (sword) blade
Written forms: 中身、中味. Readings: なかみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “filling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 充填 | じゅうてん juuten | filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth) |
| スタッフ | スタッフ sutaffu | stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling |
| 装填 | そうてん souten | loading; charging; filling |
| てんこ盛り | てんこもり tenkomori | piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl |
| 餡 | あん an | filling (of a dumpling, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre; center; middle |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう shuuchuu | concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption; discontinuance; suspension |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
See also: Chinese symbol for “filling”.
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