Japanese symbol for “spigot”
飲み
のみ
Romaji: nomi
drink; drinking
In Japanese, spigot is 飲み, read のみ (nomi).
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 drink; drinking
- n spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.)
- n stock market bucketing
- n bookmaking
Written forms: 飲み、呑み. Readings: のみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spigot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コック | コック kokku | cock; tap; spigot |
| 差口 | さしくち sashikuchi | spigot |
| 飲み口 | のみくち nomikuchi | tap; faucet; spigot |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飲む | のむ nomu | to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) |
| 飲み物 | のみもの nomimono | drink; beverage |
| 飲食 | いんしょく inshoku | food and drink; eating and drinking |
| 飲料 | いんりょう inryou | beverage; drink |
| 飲酒 | いんしゅ inshu | drinking alcohol |
| 飲み込む | のみこむ nomikomu | to swallow; to gulp down |
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.