Japanese symbol for “pickled”
漬け
づけ
Romaji: zuke
pickled (something)
In Japanese, pickled is 漬け, read づけ (zuke).
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
- suf pickled (something)
- suf pickled in (something); preserved in; dipped in
- suf overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of; addiction to; immersion in; intense involvement in
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漬物 | つけもの tsukemono | tsukemono (pickled vegetables) |
| 漬ける | つける tsukeru | to soak (in); to steep; to dip |
| 塩漬け | しおづけ shiozuke | pickling in salt; food preserved in salt |
| 茶漬け | ちゃづけ chazuke | chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it |
| お茶漬け | おちゃづけ ochazuke | ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it |
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.