Japanese symbol for “serum”
血清
けっせい
Romaji: kessei
serum; blood serum
In Japanese, serum is 血清, read けっせい (kessei).
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 serum; blood serum (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “serum”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| セラム | セラム seramu | serum; (cosmetic) lotion |
| 美容液 | びようえき biyoueki | essence; liquid foundation; beauty lotion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage |
| 血管 | けっかん kekkan | blood vessel; vein |
| 血圧 | けつあつ ketsuatsu | blood pressure |
| 献血 | けんけつ kenketsu | blood donation |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ hinketsu | anemia; anaemia |
| 清掃 | せいそう seisou | cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection |
| 清潔 | せいけつ seiketsu | clean; hygienic; sanitary |
See also: Chinese symbol for “serum”.
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.