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Japanese symbol for “saturate”

Romaji: fukumaseru
to soak; to saturate; to suckle; to make one hold something in the mouth

In Japanese, saturate is , read (fukumaseru).

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. v1, vt to soak; to saturate; to suckle; to make one hold something in the mouth; to include; to instruct

Kanji and stroke order

contain, include, hold in the mouth
on: ガン
kun: ふく.む、ふく.める
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “saturate”

WordReadingMeaning
ふくます fukumasuto soak; to saturate; to suckle

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふくむ fukumuto contain; to comprise; to have
ふくみ fukumiimplication; hidden meaning; latitude
がんゆう gan'yuucontaining (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
ほうがん houganinclusion; comprehension; implication
がんちく ganchikuimplication; significance; connotation
ふくめる fukumeruto include (in a group or scope)

See also: Chinese symbol for “saturate”.

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.

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