Japanese symbol for “flask”
水筒
すいとう
Romaji: suitou
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
In Japanese, flask is 水筒, read すいとう (suitou).
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 canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flask”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フラスコ | フラスコ furasuko | (laboratory) flask |
| 軍持 | ぐんじ gunji | water bottle (of a monk, nun, etc.); flask |
| トラベルマグ | トラベルマグ toraberumagu | travel mug; flask |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 封筒 | ふうとう fuutou | envelope |
| 筒井 | つつい tsutsui | round well |
See also: Chinese symbol for “flask”.
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.