Japanese symbol for “improvised”
即席
そくせき
Romaji: sokuseki
impromptu; improvised; extempore; ad-lib
In Japanese, improvised is 即席, read そくせき (sokuseki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n impromptu; improvised; extempore; ad-lib; off-the-cuff
- adj-no, n instant (e.g. ramen)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “improvised”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即興 | そっきょう sokkyou | improvised; impromptu; extempore |
| 俄 | にわか niwaka | improvised; hasty; impromptu |
| 即興的 | そっきょうてき sokkyouteki | improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous |
| にわか仕立て | にわかじたて niwakajitate | extemporary; improvised; extemporaneous |
| にわか作り | にわかづくり niwakazukuri | makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即座 | そくざ sokuza | immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu |
| 即日 | そくじつ sokujitsu | (on) the same day |
| 即時 | そくじ sokuji | prompt; immediate; in real time |
| 即死 | そくし sokushi | instant death |
| 即ち | すなわち sunawachi | that is (to say); namely; i.e. |
| 出席 | しゅっせき shusseki | attendance; presence; appearance |
| 座席 | ざせき zaseki | seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating |
| 欠席 | けっせき kesseki | absence; non-attendance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “improvised”.
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.