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Japanese symbol for “hydraulics”

Romaji: suirikigaku
hydraulics

In Japanese, hydraulics is , read (suirikigaku).

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 hydraulics

Kanji and stroke order

water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
power, strength, strong
on: リョク、リキ、リイ
kun: ちから
2 strokes · JLPT 3
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “hydraulics”

WordReadingMeaning
すいりがく suirigakuhydraulics

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
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
のうりょく nouryokuability; faculty
がっこう gakkouschool

See also: Chinese symbol for “hydraulics”.

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.