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Japanese symbol for “si”

Romaji: shi
ti (7th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); si

In Japanese, si is (shi).

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 ti (7th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège); si (music)
  2. n B (note in the fixed-do system) (music)

Other Japanese words for “si”

WordReadingMeaning
こくさいたんいけい kokusaitan'ikeiInternational System of Units; SI
エス・アイ esu・aiInternational System of Units; SI
シフトイン shifutoinshift in; SI
システムインテグレーション shisutemuintegureeshonsystem integration; SI

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.