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Japanese symbol for “hydrogen”

Romaji: suiso
hydrogen (H)

In Japanese, hydrogen is , read (suiso).

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 hydrogen (H)

Kanji and stroke order

water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
elementary, principle, naked
on: ソ、ス
kun: もと
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “hydrogen”

WordReadingMeaning
エッチ etchihydrogen (H)

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
すいぶん suibunwater; liquid; fluid
すいえい suieiswimming
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor
そざい sozaiingredient; (raw) material; resource
すてき sutekilovely; wonderful; charming

See also: Chinese symbol for “hydrogen”.

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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