Japanese symbol for “sediment”
土砂
どしゃ
Romaji: dosha
sediment; earth and sand
In Japanese, sediment is 土砂, read どしゃ (dosha).
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 sediment; earth and sand
Written forms: 土砂. Readings: どしゃ、どさ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sediment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 澱 | おり ori | dregs; lees; grounds |
| 淀み | よどみ yodomi | stagnation; deposit; sediment |
| 滓 | かす kasu | dregs; sediment; grounds |
| 遠沈 | えんちん enchin | sediment; centrifuge |
| 沈渣 | ちんさ chinsa | sediment; hypostatis; sludge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 土曜 | どよう doyou | Saturday |
| 領土 | りょうど ryoudo | territory; domain; dominion |
| 国土 | こくど kokudo | country; territory; domain |
| 土産 | みやげ miyage | local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling |
| 土台 | どだい dodai | foundation; base; basis |
| 砂糖 | さとう satou | sugar |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sediment”.
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.