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Japanese symbol for “suction”

Romaji: kyuushuu
absorption; suction; attraction

In Japanese, suction is , read (kyuushuu).

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, vs, vt absorption; suction; attraction

Kanji and stroke order

suck, imbibe, inhale
on: キュウ
kun: す.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2
income, obtain, reap
on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “suction”

WordReadingMeaning
きゅういん kyuuinabsorption; suction; aspiration
すいあげ suiagesuction; sucking
すいこみ suikomidrawing; suction; intake
サクション sakushonsuction
きゅういんりょく kyuuinryokusuction; sucking force; absorption power

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こきゅう kokyuubreathing; respiration
すう suuto breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.)
きゅういん kyuuinabsorption; suction; aspiration
きゅうけつき kyuuketsukivampire; bloodsucker
すいこむ suikomuto inhale; to breathe in; to suck up
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering

See also: Chinese symbol for “suction”.

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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