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Japanese symbol for “watercolors”

Romaji: suisaienogu
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint

In Japanese, watercolors is , read (suisaienogu).

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. exp, n watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint (art)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
coloring, paint, makeup
on: サイ
kun: いろど.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
picture, drawing, painting
on: カイ、エ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
tool, utensil, means
on: グ
kun: そな.える、つぶさ.に
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
すいじゅん suijunlevel; standard
すいどう suidouwater supply; water service; waterworks
すいそ suisohydrogen (H)
すいぶん suibunwater; liquid; fluid
すいえい suieiswimming
しきさい shikisaicolour; color; hue
たさい tasaicolourful; colorful; multicoloured
かいが kaigapainting; picture
ぐあい guaicondition; state

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.