Japanese symbol for “spice”
香辛料
こうしんりょう
Romaji: koushinryou
spice; spices; condiment
In Japanese, spice is 香辛料, read こうしんりょう (koushinryou).
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
- n spice; spices; condiment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spice”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スパイス | スパイス supaisu | spice |
| 薬味 | やくみ yakumi | condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice |
| 彩り | いろどり irodori | (touch of) colour; embellishment; brilliance |
| 香味料 | こうみりょう koumiryou | flavoring; flavouring; spice |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 香り | かおり kaori | aroma; fragrance; scent |
| 香港 | ホンコン honkon | Hong Kong |
| 香水 | こうすい kousui | perfume; scent |
| 芳香 | ほうこう houkou | perfume; fragrance; aroma |
| 線香 | せんこう senkou | incense stick |
| 辛い | からい karai | spicy; hot |
| 辛口 | からくち karakuchi | dry taste (e.g. sake, wine) |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう shinbou | patience; endurance; perseverance |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spice”.
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.