Japanese symbol for “porcelain”
磁器
じき
Romaji: jiki
porcelain; china; chinaware
In Japanese, porcelain is 磁器, read じき (jiki).
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 porcelain; china; chinaware
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “porcelain”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陶器 | とうき touki | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 焼き物 | やきもの yakimono | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 陶 | すえ sue | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの setomono | earthenware; porcelain; china |
| 焼き | やき yaki | -ware; porcelain; pottery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 磁気 | じき jiki | magnetism |
| 電磁 | でんじ denji | electromagnetic |
| 電磁波 | でんじは denjiha | electromagnetic wave |
| 磁場 | じば jiba | magnetic field |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
| 兵器 | へいき heiki | arms; weapon; ordnance |
| 楽器 | がっき gakki | musical instrument |
See also: Chinese symbol for “porcelain”.
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.