Japanese symbol for “microscopic”
微小
びしょう
Romaji: bishou
microscopic
In Japanese, microscopic is 微小, read びしょう (bishou).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n microscopic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “microscopic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顕微 | けんび kenbi | microscopic |
| 極微 | きょくび kyokubi | microscopic; infinitesimal |
| 微視的 | びしてき bishiteki | microscopic |
| マイクロスコピック | マイクロスコピック maikurosukopikku | microscopic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微妙 | びみょう bimyou | subtle; delicate; fine |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 微笑 | びしょう bishou | smile |
| 微生物 | びせいぶつ biseibutsu | microbe; germ |
| 微熱 | びねつ binetsu | slight fever |
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
See also: Chinese symbol for “microscopic”.
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.