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Japanese symbol for “hydration”

Romaji: suisanka
hydration

In Japanese, hydration is , read (suisanka).

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, vs hydration

Kanji and stroke order

water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
acid, bitterness, sour
on: サン
kun: す.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “hydration”

WordReadingMeaning
すいか suikahydration
すいわ suiwahydration
すいぶんほきゅう suibunhokyuuhydration; rehydration
ハイドレーション haidoreeshonhydration

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
すいじゅん suijunlevel; standard
すいどう suidouwater supply; water service; waterworks
すいそ suisohydrogen (H)
すいぶん suibunwater; liquid; fluid
すいえい suieiswimming
さんそ sansooxygen (O)
さんか sankaoxidation; oxidization
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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.