Japanese symbol for “mercury”
水銀
すいぎん
Romaji: suigin
mercury (Hg)
In Japanese, mercury is 水銀, read すいぎん (suigin).
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 mercury (Hg)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mercury”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水星 | すいせい suisei | Mercury (planet) |
| マーキュリー | マーキュリー maakyurii | Mercury (god) |
| メルクリウス | メルクリウス merukuriusu | Mercury (god) |
| 辰星 | しんせい shinsei | Mercury (in ancient Chinese astronomy) |
| クイックシルバー | クイックシルバー kuikkushirubaa | quicksilver; mercury |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 銀河 | ぎんが ginga | Milky Way |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mercury”.
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.