Japanese symbol for “porous”

多孔

たこう

Romaji: takou

porous; open (weave)

In Japanese, porous is 多孔, read たこう (takou).

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

adj-f, adj-no porous; open (weave)

Kanji and stroke order

多

many, frequent, much

on: タ
kun: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 4

孔

cavity, hole, slit

on: コウ、ク
kun: あな

4 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “porous”

Word	Reading	Meaning
多孔質	たこうしつ takoushitsu	porous
鬆	す su	porous; pithy; spongy
有孔	ゆうこう yuukou	perforated; porous

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
多数	たすう tasuu	large number (of); many
多分	たぶん tabun	probably; likely; perhaps
多様	たよう tayou	diverse; various
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat
多い	おおい ooi	many; numerous; a lot
多大	ただい tadai	great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous
孔子	こうし koushi	Confucius
瞳孔	どうこう doukou	pupil (of the eye)

See also: Chinese symbol for “porous”.

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.