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Japanese symbol for “perishable”

Romaji: wareyasui
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable

In Japanese, perishable is , read (wareyasui).

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. adj-i brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable

Kanji and stroke order

proportion, comparatively, divide
on: カツ
kun: わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
easy, ready to, simple
on: エキ、イ
kun: やさ.しい、やす.い
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やくわり yakuwaripart; assigning (allotment of) parts; role
わりあい wariairate; ratio; percentage
わりびき waribikidiscount; reduction; rebate
ぶんかつ bunkatsupartition; division; separation
わり warirate; ratio; proportion
わりあて wariateallotment; assignment; allocation
ようい youieasy; simple; plain
ぼうえき boueki(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting

See also: Chinese symbol for “perishable”.

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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