Japanese symbol for “perfume”
香水
こうすい
Romaji: kousui
perfume; scent
In Japanese, perfume is 香水, read こうすい (kousui).
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
- n perfume; scent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “perfume”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芳香 | ほうこう houkou | perfume; fragrance; aroma |
| 香 | か ka | smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent |
| パフューム | パフューム pafuyuumu | perfume |
| 香料 | こうりょう kouryou | fragrance; perfume; incense |
| 匂わす | におわす niowasu | to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香り | かおり kaori | aroma; fragrance; scent |
| 香港 | ホンコン honkon | Hong Kong |
| 芳香 | ほうこう houkou | perfume; fragrance; aroma |
| 線香 | せんこう senkou | incense stick |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう koushinryou | spice; spices; condiment |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
See also: Chinese symbol for “perfume”.
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.