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Japanese symbol for “plasticity”

Romaji: sosei
plasticity

In Japanese, plasticity is , read (sosei).

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 plasticity

Kanji and stroke order

model, molding
on: ソ
kun: でく
13 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “plasticity”

WordReadingMeaning
かそせい kasoseiplasticity
プラスティシティ purasutishitiplasticity

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうそ chousocarving; engraving
かそ kasomoldable; plastic
そぞう sozouplaster image; clay figure
かそざい kasozaiplasticizer; plasticiser
かそせい kasoseiplasticity
じょせい joseiwoman; female
だんせい danseiman; male
せいかく seikakucharacter (of a person); personality; disposition

See also: Chinese symbol for “plasticity”.

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.