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Japanese symbol for “imprinting”

Romaji: surikomi
imprinting; stenciling

In Japanese, imprinting is , read (surikomi).

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 imprinting; stenciling

Kanji and stroke order

printing, print, brush
on: サツ
kun: す.る、-ず.り、-ずり、は.く
8 strokes · JLPT 2
crowded, mixture, in bulk

kun: -こ.む、こ.む、こ.み、-こ.み
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “imprinting”

WordReadingMeaning
インプリンティング inpurintinguimprinting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いんさつ insatsuprinting
さっしん sasshinreform; renovation
ぞうさつ zousatsuadditional printing; additional print run; reprint
すり suriprinting
とっぱんいんさつ toppan'insatsuletterpress; relief printing
いろずり irozuricolour printing; color printing
みこみ mikomihope; promise; possibility
もうしこみ moushikomiapplication; entry; request

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.