Japanese symbol for “tasting”
試食
ししょく
Romaji: shishoku
sampling food; tasting; trying
In Japanese, tasting is 試食, read ししょく (shishoku).
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 sampling food; tasting; trying
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tasting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 味見 | あじみ ajimi | tasting; sampling |
| 試飲 | しいん shiin | sampling a drink; tasting |
| 利き | きき kiki | tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.) |
| 聞き | きき kiki | tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.) |
| 玩味 | がんみ ganmi | tasting; relishing; savouring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 試験 | しけん shiken | examination; exam; test |
| 試し | ためし tameshi | trial; test; try |
| 試み | こころみ kokoromi | attempt; trial; experiment |
| 入試 | にゅうし nyuushi | entrance examination |
| 試す | ためす tamesu | to try (out); to have a try (at); to test |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
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.