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Japanese symbol for “iodine”

Romaji: youso
iodine (I)

In Japanese, iodine is , read (youso).

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 iodine (I)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

elementary, principle, naked
on: ソ、ス
kun: もと
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “iodine”

WordReadingMeaning
ヨード yoodoiodine (I)
アイオダイン aiodainiodine
ヨジウム yojiumuiodine

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor
そざい sozaiingredient; (raw) material; resource
すてき sutekilovely; wonderful; charming
しろうと shiroutoamateur; layman; ordinary person
すなお sunaoobedient; meek; docile
さんそ sansooxygen (O)

See also: Chinese symbol for “iodine”.

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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