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Japanese symbol for “saline”

Romaji: enruiyoueki
saline

In Japanese, saline is , read (enruiyoueki).

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 saline

Kanji and stroke order

salt
on: エン
kun: しお
13 strokes · JLPT 2
sort, kind, variety
on: ルイ
kun: たぐ.い
18 strokes · JLPT 2
melt, dissolve, thaw
on: ヨウ
kun: と.ける、と.かす、と.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2
fluid, liquid, juice
on: エキ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “saline”

WordReadingMeaning
えんせい enseisaline; halophytic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えんぶん enbunsalt; salt content; amount of salt
しおみず shiomizusalt water; brine
えんそ ensochlorine (Cl)
しおあじ shioajisalty taste; saltiness
えんか enkachloridation; salification
えんさん ensanhydrochloric acid
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんるい jinruimankind; humanity
とかす tokasuto melt; to liquefy; to thaw
けつえき ketsuekiblood

See also: Chinese symbol for “saline”.

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.