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Japanese symbol for “solder”

Romaji: handa
solder; pewter

In Japanese, solder is , read (handa).

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 solder; pewter

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

half, middle, odd number
on: ハン
kun: なか.ば
5 strokes · JLPT 4
rice field, rice paddy
on: デン
kun: た
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “solder”

WordReadingMeaning
ろう rousolder
しろめ shiromepewter; solder

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんぶん hanbunhalf
こうはん kouhansecond half; latter half
ぜんはん zenhanfirst half
たいはん taihanmajority; more than half; most (of)
はんとし hantoshihalf a year; six months
なかば nakabamiddle; halfway; midway
いなか inakarural area; countryside; the sticks
すいでん suiden(water-filled) paddy field

See also: Chinese symbol for “solder”.

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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