Japanese symbol for “vesicle”
気孔
きこう
Romaji: kikou
pore; stoma; stigma; vesicle
In Japanese, vesicle is 気孔, read きこう (kikou).
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 pore; stoma; stigma; vesicle
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vesicle”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小液胞 | しょうえきほう shouekihou | vesicle |
| 小胞 | しょうほう shouhou | vesicle |
| 気胞 | きほう kihou | bladder; vesicle |
| 小嚢 | しょうのう shounou | follicle; saccule; vesicle |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき fun'iki | atmosphere; mood; ambience |
| 孔子 | こうし koushi | Confucius |
| 瞳孔 | どうこう doukou | pupil (of the eye) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vesicle”.
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.