Japanese symbol for “liquid”
液体
えきたい
Romaji: ekitai
liquid
In Japanese, liquid is 液体, read えきたい (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
- n liquid
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “liquid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 液 | えき eki | liquid; fluid |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水 | みず mizu | fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid |
| リキッド | リキッド rikiddo | liquid |
| 水物 | みずもの mizumono | liquid; beverage; drink |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 液晶 | えきしょう ekishou | liquid crystal |
| 精液 | せいえき seieki | semen; seminal fluid; sperm |
| 溶液 | ようえき youeki | solution (liquid) |
| 体液 | たいえき taieki | body fluid |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 体験 | 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.