Japanese symbol for “thicken”
濃化
のうか
Romaji: nouka
thicken; concentrate
In Japanese, thicken is 濃化, read のうか (nouka).
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 thicken; concentrate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thicken”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| とろみを付ける | とろみをつける toromiotsukeru | to thicken |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濃厚 | のうこう noukou | rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy |
| 濃縮 | のうしゅく noushuku | concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation |
| 濃い | こい koi | deep (colour); dark |
| 濃度 | のうど noudo | concentration; density |
| 濃霧 | のうむ noumu | heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog |
| 濃紺 | のうこん noukon | dark blue |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thicken”.
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.