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Japanese symbol for “testa”

Romaji: shuhi
seed coat; testa

In Japanese, testa is , read (shuhi).

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 seed coat; testa (bot)

Kanji and stroke order

species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
pelt, skin, hide
on: ヒ
kun: かわ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “testa”

WordReadingMeaning
がいしゅひ gaishuhitesta; outer seed coat

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)
いっしゅ isshua kind; a sort; a variety
ひんしゅ hinshutype (of goods); sort
しゅもく shumokuitem; event
きしゅ kishumodel (of machine, device)
ひふ hifuskin
ひにく hinikuirony; sarcasm; cynicism

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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