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Japanese symbol for “particle”

Romaji: ryuushi
particle; grain

In Japanese, particle is , read (ryuushi).

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 particle; grain

Kanji and stroke order

grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
on: リュウ
kun: つぶ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “particle”

WordReadingMeaning
じょし joshiparticle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
ぶんし bunshiparticle
みじん mijinparticle; atom; little piece
そりゅうし soryuushielementary particle; particle
パーティクル paatikuruparticle

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そりゅうし soryuushielementary particle; particle
びりゅうし biryuushicorpuscle; minute particle; particulate
りゅうじょう ryuujougranular; granulated
こつぶ kotsubusmall (of a grain or berry, etc.)
おおつぶ ootsubularge drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl
おんなのこ onnanokogirl; daughter; baby girl

See also: Chinese symbol for “particle”.

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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