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Japanese symbol for “filtering”

Romaji: roka
filtration; filtering; percolation

In Japanese, filtering is , read (roka).

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, vs, vt filtration; filtering; percolation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

filter
on: ロ、リョ
kun: こ.す
18 strokes
overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “filtering”

WordReadingMeaning
じょうけんけんさく joukenkensakuconditional search; filtering
フィルタリング firutaringufiltering

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ろほう rohoufollicle (esp. an ovarian follicle)
あつろき atsurokifilter press
ろかき rokakistrainer; colander; filter
ろえき roekifiltrate
ろすい rosuifiltered water
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after
かてい kateiprocess; course; mechanism

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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