Japanese symbol for “starling”
水切り
みずきり
Romaji: mizukiri
straining; draining
In Japanese, starling is 水切り, read みずきり (mizukiri).
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, vs, vt straining; draining
- n drainer; strainer; colander
- n cutwater (of a ship); forefoot; drip (on a building); flashing; throating; starling (of a bridge)
- n stone skipping; stone skimming; skipping stones; ducks and drakes
- n, vs, vt cutting a flower stem under water (to prolong its life)
Written forms: 水切り、水きり. Readings: みずきり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “starling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 椋鳥 | むくどり mukudori | starling (any bird of family Sturnidae) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
See also: Chinese symbol for “starling”.
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.