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Japanese symbol for “replenishing”

Romaji: juuten
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.)

In Japanese, replenishing is , read (juuten).

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, vs, vt filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

allot, fill
on: ジュウ
kun: あ.てる、み.たす
6 strokes · JLPT 1
fill in
on: テン、チン
kun: は.まる、は.める、うず.める、しず.める
13 strokes

Other Japanese words for “replenishing”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうでん juudenrecharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
パワーチャージ pawaachaajirecharging one's batteries (e.g. with a trip); replenishing (one's energy)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうじつ juujitsufullness; completeness; perfection
ほじゅう hojuureplenishment; supplementation; supplement
じゅうでん juudencharging (electrically)
かくじゅう kakujuuexpansion
じゅうまん juumanbeing filled with; being full of; permeation
あてる ateruto assign; to set aside
ほてん hotencovering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for)
そうてん soutenloading; charging; filling

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.