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Japanese symbol for “nutrient”

Romaji: eiyouso
nutrient

In Japanese, nutrient is , read (eiyouso).

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 nutrient

Kanji and stroke order

flourish, prosperity, honor
on: エイ、ヨウ
kun: さか.える、は.え、-ば.え、は.える
9 strokes · JLPT 2
foster, bring up, rear
on: ヨウ、リョウ
kun: やしな.う
15 strokes · JLPT 1
elementary, principle, naked
on: ソ、ス
kun: もと
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “nutrient”

WordReadingMeaning
ようぶん youbunnutrient; nourishment
えいようぶん eiyoubunnutrient; nutrition
えいようざい eiyouzainutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
じようぶん jiyoubunnutrient

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいよう eiyounutrition; nourishment
はんえい han'eiprosperity; thriving; flourishing
えいこう eikouglory
みえ mieshow; display; pretensions
こうえい koueihonour; honor; glory
はえ haeglory; splendour; honour
きょうよう kyouyou(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation
ようせい youseitraining; education; development
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor

See also: Chinese symbol for “nutrient”.

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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