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Japanese symbol for “moisturizing”

Romaji: hoshitsu
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity

In Japanese, moisturizing is , read (hoshitsu).

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. adj-no, n, vi moisturizing; maintenance of humidity

Kanji and stroke order

protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
damp, wet, moist
on: シツ、シュウ
kun: しめ.る、しめ.す、うるお.う、うるお.す
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほご hogoprotection; safeguard; guardianship
ほけん hokeninsurance
かくほ kakuhosecuring; obtaining; ensuring
ほぞん hozonpreservation; conservation; storage
ほしょう hoshouguarantee; security; assurance
ほしゅ hoshumaintenance
しつど shitsudohumidity
しっけ shikkemoisture; humidity; dampness

See also: Chinese symbol for “moisturizing”.

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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