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Japanese symbol for “specie”

Romaji: seika
specie; metallic currency

In Japanese, specie is , read (seika).

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 specie; metallic currency

Kanji and stroke order

correct, justice, righteous
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
5 strokes · JLPT 3
freight, goods, property
on: カ
kun: たから
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “specie”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうきん shoukinspecie (esp. of gold and silver); metallic currency

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうじき shoujikihonest; frank; candid
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
かいせい kaiseirevision; amendment; alteration
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness
せいしき seishikiformal; official; regular
ふせい fuseiinjustice; unfairness; wrongdoing
つうか tsuukacurrency
かもつ kamotsucargo; freight

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.