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Japanese symbol for “gastronomy”

Romaji: bishokugaku
gastronomy

In Japanese, gastronomy is , read (bishokugaku).

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 gastronomy

Kanji and stroke order

beauty, beautiful
on: ビ、ミ
kun: うつく.しい
9 strokes · JLPT 2
eat, food
on: ショク、ジキ
kun: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
9 strokes · JLPT 4
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “gastronomy”

WordReadingMeaning
ガストロノミー gasutoronomiigastronomy

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うつくしい utsukushiibeautiful; pretty; lovely
びじん bijinbeautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle
びじゅつ bijutsuart; fine arts
びじゅつかん bijutsukanart museum; art gallery
びよう biyoubeauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance
びじょ bijobeautiful woman
しょくじ shokujimeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
しょくひん shokuhinfood; food products; foodstuffs
がっこう gakkouschool

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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