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Japanese symbol for “thickness”

Romaji: atsumi
thickness

In Japanese, thickness is , read (atsumi).

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 thickness
  2. n profundity; depth
  3. n thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones (go)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

thick, heavy, rich
on: コウ
kun: あつ.い、あか
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “thickness”

WordReadingMeaning
にく nikuthickness
あつ atsuthickness
あつさ atsusathickness
ぶ buthickness
とろみ toromithickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうせい kouseiwelfare; public welfare; social welfare
のうこう noukourich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy
あつい atsuithick; deep; heavy
こうせいしょう kouseishou(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
じゅうこう juukouprofound; deep; grave

See also: Chinese symbol for “thickness”.

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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