Japanese symbol for “placer”
砂鉱床
さこうしょう
Romaji: sakoushou
placer; placer deposit
In Japanese, placer is 砂鉱床, read さこうしょう (sakoushou).
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 placer; placer deposit (geol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “placer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂鉱 | さこう sakou | placer; minerals found in placer deposits |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert |
| 砂浜 | すなはま sunahama | sandy beach |
| 土砂 | どしゃ dosha | sediment; earth and sand |
| 砂丘 | さきゅう sakyuu | sand dune; sand hill |
| 土砂降り | どしゃぶり doshaburi | downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral |
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “placer”.
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.