Japanese symbol for “refurbishment”
新装
しんそう
Romaji: shinsou
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
In Japanese, refurbishment is 新装, read しんそう (shinsou).
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 redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “refurbishment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リフォーム | リフォーム rifoomu | renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new; novel; fresh |
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 新た | あらた arata | new; fresh; novel |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 新人 | しんじん shinjin | newcomer; new figure; new member |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment; device; installation |
| 武装 | ぶそう busou | arms; armament; taking up arms |
See also: Chinese symbol for “refurbishment”.
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.