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Japanese symbol for “refinery”

Romaji: seirensho
refinery; smelting works

In Japanese, refinery is , read (seirensho).

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 refinery; smelting works

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

refined, ghost, fairy
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: しら.げる、くわ.しい
14 strokes · JLPT 2
tempering, refine, drill
on: レン
kun: ね.る
16 strokes · JLPT 1
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “refinery”

WordReadingMeaning
せいせいじょ seiseijorefinery

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいしん seishinmind; spirit; soul
せいみつ seimitsuprecise; exact; detailed
せいつう seitsuubeing well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with)
せいし seishisperm; spermatozoon
せいど seidoprecision; accuracy
せいえき seiekisemen; seminal fluid; sperm
れんきんじゅつ renkinjutsualchemy
たんれん tanrentempering (metal); annealing; forging
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot

See also: Chinese symbol for “refinery”.

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.