Japanese symbol for “incision”
切開
せっかい
Romaji: sekkai
incision; operation; section
In Japanese, incision is 切開, read せっかい (sekkai).
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
- n, vs, vt incision; operation; section
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incision”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切り傷 | きりきず kirikizu | cut; gash; incision |
| 切れ込み | きれこみ kirekomi | cut; notch; incision |
| 切れ目 | きれめ kireme | cut; incision; notch |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
| 開催 | かいさい kaisai | holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics) |
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incision”.
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.