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Japanese symbol for “substrate”

Romaji: kiban
(circuit) board; substrate

In Japanese, substrate is , read (kiban).

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 (circuit) board; substrate (electr)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines
on: キ
kun: もと、もとい
11 strokes · JLPT 2
plank, board, plate
on: ハン、バン
kun: いた
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “substrate”

WordReadingMeaning
きしつ kishitsusubstrate (i.e. in biochemistry)
きざい kizaisubstrate; base material; matrix
きたい kitaibase; substrate
しじそう shijisoubase support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer
きそうご kisougosubstratum; substrate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きほん kihonbasics; fundamentals; basis
きじゅん kijunstandard; criterion; norm
きち kichibase (military, expedition, etc.)
きそ kisofoundation; basis
きばん kibanbase; basis; foundation
もとづく motozukuto be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on)
かんばん kanbansignboard; sign; billboard
こくばん kokubanblackboard

See also: Chinese symbol for “substrate”.

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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