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Japanese symbol for “maturing”

Romaji: jukusei
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing

In Japanese, maturing is , read (jukusei).

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, vi, vs maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

Kanji and stroke order

mellow, ripen, mature
on: ジュク
kun: う.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 1
turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいじゅく seijukumaturity; ripeness
じゅくご jukugokanji compound
じゅくれん jukurenskill; expertise; experience
じゅくすい jukusuideep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
じゅくち jukuchibeing familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment

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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