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Japanese symbol for “permeability”

Romaji: tousuisei
permeability

In Japanese, permeability is , read (tousuisei).

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 permeability

Kanji and stroke order

transparent, permeate, filter
on: トウ
kun: す.く、す.かす、す.ける、とう.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1
water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “permeability”

WordReadingMeaning
とうかせい toukaseitransparency; permeability
しんとうせい shintouseiosmosis; permeability
とうかりつ toukaritsutransmittance; permeability

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうめい toumeitransparent; clear
ふとうめい futoumeiopaque; obscure; murky
しんとう shintoupermeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread
とうし toushiseeing through
とうせき tousekidialysis
すきとおる sukitooruto be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
すいじゅん suijunlevel; standard
じょせい joseiwoman; female

See also: Chinese symbol for “permeability”.

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.