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Japanese symbol for “soluble”

Romaji: yousei
soluble

In Japanese, soluble is , read (yousei).

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. adj-no, n soluble

Kanji and stroke order

melt, dissolve, thaw
on: ヨウ
kun: と.ける、と.かす、と.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “soluble”

WordReadingMeaning
かよう kayousoluble; solubilizing; solubilising
とけやすい tokeyasuisoluble

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とかす tokasuto melt; to liquefy; to thaw
ようかい youkaidissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)
ようがん youganlava
ようせつ yousetsuwelding
ようえき youekisolution (liquid)
ようこうろ youkourosmelting furnace; blast furnace
じょせい joseiwoman; female
だんせい danseiman; male

See also: Chinese symbol for “soluble”.

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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