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Japanese symbol for “splash”

Romaji: himatsu
splash; spray

In Japanese, splash is , read (himatsu).

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 splash; spray
  2. n droplet (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

fly, skip (pages), scatter
on: ヒ
kun: と.ぶ、と.ばす、-と.ばす
9 strokes · JLPT 2
splash, suds
on: マツ、バツ
kun: あわ、しぶき、つばき
8 strokes

Other Japanese words for “splash”

WordReadingMeaning
ひっかかる hikkakaruto splash
とぶ tobuto spatter; to scatter; to splash
スプラッシュ supurasshusplash
みずしぶき mizushibukisplash (of water); spray
かける kakeruto pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひこう hikouflight; flying; aviation
ひこうき hikoukiairplane; aeroplane; plane
とぶ tobuto fly; to soar
ひやく hiyakuleap; jump
とばし tobashiselling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
とばす tobasuto let fly; to make fly; to send flying
うたかた utakatabubble on surface of liquid
ほうまつてき houmatsutekitransient; passing; fleeting

See also: Chinese symbol for “splash”.

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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