Japanese symbol for “prototype”
試作
しさく
Romaji: shisaku
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
In Japanese, prototype is 試作, read しさく (shisaku).
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, vs, vt trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prototype”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原型 | げんけい genkei | model; prototype; archetype |
| プロトタイプ | プロトタイプ purototaipu | prototype |
| プロト | プロト puroto | prototype |
| 基本形 | きほんけい kihonkei | fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern |
| 祖型 | そけい sokei | archetype; prototype |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 試験 | しけん shiken | examination; exam; test |
| 試し | ためし tameshi | trial; test; try |
| 試み | こころみ kokoromi | attempt; trial; experiment |
| 入試 | にゅうし nyuushi | entrance examination |
| 試す | ためす tamesu | to try (out); to have a try (at); to test |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prototype”.
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.