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Japanese symbol for “immerse”

Romaji: hitasu
to soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse

In Japanese, immerse is , read (hitasu).

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. v5s, vt to soak; to dip; to steep; to immerse
  2. v5s, vt to moisten; to wet

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

immersed, soak, dip
on: シン
kun: ひた.す、ひた.る、つ.かる
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんとう shintoupermeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread
つかる tsukaruto be submerged; to be soaked
しんすい shinsuiinundation; submersion; flood
ひたる hitaruto be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged
しんしょく shinshokuerosion; corrosion
みずびたし mizubitashisubmersion; inundation; being flooded

See also: Chinese symbol for “immerse”.

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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