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Japanese symbol for “molding”

Romaji: keisei
formation; molding; making (up); taking form

In Japanese, molding is , read (keisei).

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, vs, vt formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to
  2. n, vs, vt repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty (med)

Kanji and stroke order

shape, form, style
on: ケイ、ギョウ
kun: かた、-がた、かたち、なり
7 strokes · JLPT 2
turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “molding”

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうけい zoukeimolding; moulding; shaping
モール moorumolding; moulding
せいけい seikeicasting; molding; moulding
くりかた kurikatamolding; moulding
そぞう sozoumolding; moulding; modeling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいしき keishikiform (as opposed to substance)
にんぎょう ningyoudoll; puppet; marionette
へんけい henkeitransformation; variation; metamorphosis
けいたい keitaiform; shape; figure
やまがた yamagataYamagata (city, prefecture)
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment

See also: Chinese symbol for “molding”.

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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