Japanese symbol for “transparent”
透明
とうめい
Romaji: toumei
transparent; clear
In Japanese, transparent is 透明, read とうめい (toumei).
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
- adj-na, adj-no, n transparent; clear
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transparent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クリア | クリア kuria | clear; transparent |
| 素通し | すどおし sudooshi | transparent; plain (glass or glasses) |
| 白々しい | しらじらしい shirajirashii | barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; obvious (insincerity) |
| 透過的 | とうかてき toukateki | transparent |
| 透過的データ | とうかてきデータ toukatekideeta | transparent (data) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不透明 | ふとうめい futoumei | opaque; obscure; murky |
| 浸透 | しんとう shintou | permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread |
| 透視 | とうし toushi | seeing through |
| 透析 | とうせき touseki | dialysis |
| 透き通る | すきとおる sukitooru | to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation; exposition; description |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 明らか | あきらか akiraka | clear; obvious; evident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transparent”.
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.