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Japanese symbol for “solids”

Romaji: rinyuushoku
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids

In Japanese, solids is , read (rinyuushoku).

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 solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids

Kanji and stroke order

detach, separation, disjoin
on: リ
kun: はな.れる、はな.す
19 strokes · JLPT 1
milk, breasts
on: ニュウ
kun: ちち、ち
8 strokes · JLPT 2
eat, food
on: ショク、ジキ
kun: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
9 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “solids”

WordReadingMeaning
こけいしょく kokeishokusolid food; solids

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょり kyoridistance; range; interval
りこん rikondivorce
ぶんり bunriseparation; partition; detachment
はなれる hanareruto be separated; to be apart; to be distant
りだつ ridatsuwithdrawal; secession; separation
りりく ririkutakeoff
ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu(cow's) milk
ちくび chikubinipple; teat
しょくじ shokujimeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)

See also: Chinese symbol for “solids”.

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.