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Japanese symbol for “triton”

Romaji: sanjuuyoushi
triton (nucleus of tritium)

In Japanese, triton is , read (sanjuuyoushi).

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 triton (nucleus of tritium) (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

three
on: サン、ゾウ
kun: み、み.つ、みっ.つ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
heavy, important, esteem
on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう
9 strokes · JLPT 3
sunshine, yang principle, positive
on: ヨウ
kun: ひ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “triton”

WordReadingMeaning
トリトン toritontriton (nucleus of tritium)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みっつ mittsuthree
さんかく sankakutriangle; triangular shape
だいさんしゃ daisanshathird party; third person; outsider
さいさん saisanagain and again; repeatedly
さんかくけい sankakukeitriangle
さんしん sanshinstrikeout
じゅうよう juuyouimportant; essential; significant
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
たいよう taiyouSun
こども kodomochild; children

See also: Chinese symbol for “triton”.

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.