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Japanese symbol for “lipid”

Romaji: shishitsu
lipid

In Japanese, lipid is , read (shishitsu).

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 lipid (biochem)

Kanji and stroke order

fat, grease, tallow
on: シ
kun: あぶら
10 strokes · JLPT 2
substance, quality, matter
on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
15 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “lipid”

WordReadingMeaning
リピド ripidolipid

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しぼう shiboufat; grease; blubber
じゅし jushiresin; rosin
ゆし yushifats and oils
しぼうさん shibousanfatty acid
あぶらみ aburamifat (of meat); fatty meat
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry
ぶっしつ busshitsumaterial; substance
たいしつ taishitsuconstitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease)

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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