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Japanese symbol for “turpentine”

Romaji: matsuyani
(pine) resin; turpentine

In Japanese, turpentine is , read (matsuyani).

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 (pine) resin; turpentine

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pine tree
on: ショウ
kun: まつ
8 strokes · JLPT 1
fat, grease, tallow
on: シ
kun: あぶら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “turpentine”

WordReadingMeaning
テレピン terepinturpentine; terebinthina
テルペンチン terupenchinturpentine
ターペンタイン taapentainturpentine

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あかまつ akamatsuJapanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
まつばやし matsubayashipine forest
はままつ hamamatsuHamamatsu (city)
かどまつ kadomatsuNew Year's pine decoration
たいまつ taimatsutorch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
まつかぜ matsukaze(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees
しぼう shiboufat; grease; blubber
じゅし jushiresin; rosin

See also: Chinese symbol for “turpentine”.

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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