Japanese symbol for “meteorite”
隕石
いんせき
Romaji: inseki
meteorite
In Japanese, meteorite is 隕石, read いんせき (inseki).
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 meteorite
Written forms: 隕石、いん石. Readings: いんせき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meteorite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| メテオライト | メテオライト meteoraito | meteorite |
| 星屎 | ほしくそ hoshikuso | meteorite |
| 星石 | ほしいし hoshiishi | meteorite |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隕鉄 | いんてつ intetsu | meteoric iron |
| 隕星 | いんせい insei | meteor; falling star |
| 隕石孔 | いんせきこう insekikou | meteorite crater |
| 石鉄隕石 | せきてついんせき sekitetsuinseki | stony-iron meteorite |
| 鉄隕石 | てついんせき tetsuinseki | iron meteorite; siderite; chalybite |
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum |
| 宝石 | ほうせき houseki | gem; jewel; precious stone |
| 化石 | かせき kaseki | fossil |
See also: Chinese symbol for “meteorite”.
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.