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Japanese symbol for “pah”

Romaji: takanhoukouzokutankasuiso
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; PAH

In Japanese, pah is , read (takanhoukouzokutankasuiso).

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 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; PAH

Kanji and stroke order

many, frequent, much
on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 4
ring, circle, loop
on: カン
kun: わ
17 strokes · JLPT 2
perfume, balmy, favorable
on: ホウ
kun: かんば.しい
7 strokes · JLPT 1
incense, smell, perfume
on: コウ、キョウ
kun: か、かお.り、かお.る
9 strokes · JLPT 2
tribe, family
on: ゾク
11 strokes · JLPT 3
charcoal, coal
on: タン
kun: すみ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
elementary, principle, naked
on: ソ、ス
kun: もと
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たすう tasuularge number (of); many
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps
たよう tayoudiverse; various
たしょう tashoua little; some; somewhat
おおい ooimany; numerous; a lot
ただい tadaigreat (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
かんきょう kankyouenvironment; surroundings; circumstances
じゅんかん junkancirculation; rotation; cycle
ほうこう houkouperfume; fragrance; aroma
かおり kaoriaroma; fragrance; scent
かぞく kazokufamily
せきたん sekitancoal
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor

See also: Chinese symbol for “pah”.

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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