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Japanese symbol for “frosting”

Romaji: aishingu
icing; frosting

In Japanese, frosting is (aishingu).

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 icing; frosting (food)
  2. n icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.)
  3. n icing (hockey infraction) (sports)
  4. n cryotherapy

Other Japanese words for “frosting”

WordReadingMeaning
さとうのころも satounokoromofrosting (e.g. on a cake); icing
さとうごろも satougoromofrosting; icing; sugar coating
フロスティング furosutingufrosting

See also: Chinese symbol for “frosting”.

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.