Japanese symbol for “tablet”
錠剤
じょうざい
Romaji: jouzai
pill; lozenge; tablet
In Japanese, tablet is 錠剤, read じょうざい (jouzai).
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 pill; lozenge; tablet
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tablet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| タブレット | タブレット taburetto | tablet; pill |
| 錠 | じょう jou | tablet; pill |
| 書字板 | しょじばん shojiban | (writing) tablet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手錠 | てじょう tejou | handcuffs; manacles |
| 施錠 | せじょう sejou | locking |
| 南京錠 | ナンキンじょう nankinjou | padlock |
| 錠前 | じょうまえ joumae | lock |
| 糖衣錠 | とういじょう touijou | sugar-coated pill |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
| 覚醒剤 | かくせいざい kakuseizai | stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.) |
| 薬剤 | やくざい yakuzai | medicine; drug |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tablet”.
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.