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Japanese symbol for “fuller”

Romaji: shukujuukou
fuller (of cloth)

In Japanese, fuller is , read (shukujuukou).

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 fuller (of cloth)

Kanji and stroke order

shrink, contract, shrivel
on: シュク
kun: ちぢ.む、ちぢ.まる、ちぢ.める、ちぢ.れる
17 strokes · JLPT 1
wool cloth
on: ジュウ
12 strokes
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
on: コウ、ク、グ
3 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
たんしゅく tanshukushortening; contraction; reduction
あっしゅく asshukucompression
のうしゅく noushukuconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
いしゅく ishukuwithering; shrivelling; shrinking
きょうしゅく kyoushukufeeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful
じゅうたん juutancarpet; rug; runner
じゅうもう juumouvillus
こうじょう koujoufactory; plant; mill

See also: Chinese symbol for “fuller”.

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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