Japanese symbol for “welding”
溶接
ようせつ
Romaji: yousetsu
welding
In Japanese, welding is 溶接, read ようせつ (yousetsu).
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, vs, vt welding
Written forms: 溶接、熔接、鎔接. Readings: ようせつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “welding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溶着 | ようちゃく youchaku | welding (of thermoplastics or non-ferrous metals) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 溶かす | とかす tokasu | to melt; to liquefy; to thaw |
| 溶解 | ようかい youkai | dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical) |
| 溶岩 | ようがん yougan | lava |
| 溶液 | ようえき youeki | solution (liquid) |
| 溶鉱炉 | ようこうろ youkouro | smelting furnace; blast furnace |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
See also: Chinese symbol for “welding”.
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.