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Japanese symbol for “thermos”

Romaji: suitou
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

In Japanese, thermos is , read (suitou).

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 canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

Kanji and stroke order

water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
cylinder, pipe, tube
on: トウ
kun: つつ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “thermos”

WordReadingMeaning
ジャー jaacontainer for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer
サーモス saamosuthermos (flask, bottle); vacuum flask

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
すいじゅん suijunlevel; standard
すいどう suidouwater supply; water service; waterworks
すいそ suisohydrogen (H)
すいぶん suibunwater; liquid; fluid
すいえい suieiswimming
ふうとう fuutouenvelope
つつい tsutsuiround well

See also: Chinese symbol for “thermos”.

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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