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Japanese symbol for “lipoprotein”

Romaji: ripotanpakushitsu
lipoprotein

In Japanese, lipoprotein is , read (ripotanpakushitsu).

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 lipoprotein

Kanji and stroke order

barbarian, egg
on: タン
11 strokes
white
on: ハク、ビャク
kun: しろ、しら-、しろ.い
5 strokes · JLPT 4
substance, quality, matter
on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
15 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たんぱく tanpakuprotein
たんぱくせき tanpakusekiopal
かくたんぱくしつ kakutanpakushitsunucleoprotein
ピータン piitancentury egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg
りんたんぱくしつ rintanpakushitsuphosphoprotein
セイタン seitanseitan; wheat gluten
おもしろい omoshiroiinteresting; fascinating; intriguing
はくじん hakujinwhite person; Caucasian
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry

See also: Chinese symbol for “lipoprotein”.

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.