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Japanese symbol for “liquid”

Romaji: ekitai
liquid

In Japanese, liquid is , read (ekitai).

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 liquid

Kanji and stroke order

fluid, liquid, juice
on: エキ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “liquid”

WordReadingMeaning
えき ekiliquid; fluid
すいぶん suibunwater; liquid; fluid
みず mizufluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
リキッド rikiddoliquid
みずもの mizumonoliquid; beverage; drink

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けつえき ketsuekiblood
えきしょう ekishouliquid crystal
せいえき seiekisemen; seminal fluid; sperm
ようえき youekisolution (liquid)
たいえき taiekibody fluid
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
たいけん taiken(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience

See also: Chinese symbol for “liquid”.

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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