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Japanese symbol for “welding”

Romaji: yousetsu
welding

In Japanese, welding is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt welding

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

melt, dissolve, thaw
on: ヨウ
kun: と.ける、と.かす、と.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2
touch, contact, adjoin
on: セツ、ショウ
kun: つ.ぐ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “welding”

WordReadingMeaning
ようちゃく youchakuwelding (of thermoplastics or non-ferrous metals)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とかす tokasuto melt; to liquefy; to thaw
ようかい youkaidissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical)
ようがん youganlava
ようえき youekisolution (liquid)
ようこうろ youkourosmelting furnace; blast furnace
ちょくせつ chokusetsudirect; immediate; personal
せっしょく sesshokutouch; contact; touching
せつぞく setsuzokuconnection; 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.

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