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Japanese symbol for “waterline”

Romaji: suisen
waterline

In Japanese, waterline is , read (suisen).

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 waterline

Kanji and stroke order

water
on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
line, track
on: セン
kun: すじ
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “waterline”

WordReadingMeaning
きっすいせん kissuisenwaterline (ship)

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
しんかんせん shinkansenShinkansen; bullet train
むせん musenradio (communication)

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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