Japanese symbol for “fluid”
水
みず
Romaji: mizu
water (esp. cool or cold)
In Japanese, fluid is 水, read みず (mizu).
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 water (esp. cool or cold)
- n fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
- n flood; floodwaters
- n water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout (sumo)
- n break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout (sumo)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fluid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 液 | えき eki | liquid; fluid |
| 流動的 | りゅうどうてき ryuudouteki | fluid; unsettled |
| 流体 | りゅうたい ryuutai | fluid |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fluid”.
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.