Japanese symbol for “zinc”
亜鉛
あえん
Romaji: aen
zinc (Zn)
In Japanese, zinc is 亜鉛, read あえん (aen).
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 zinc (Zn)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “zinc”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ジンク | ジンク jinku | zinc |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東亜 | とうあ toua | East Asia; the Orient |
| 亜熱帯 | あねったい anettai | subtropics |
| 白亜 | はくあ hakua | chalk (rock) |
| 亜流 | ありゅう aryuu | (inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation |
| 亜細亜 | アジア ajia | Asia |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ enpitsu | (wooden) pencil |
| 黒鉛 | こくえん kokuen | graphite |
| 色鉛筆 | いろえんぴつ iroenpitsu | colored pencil; coloured pencil |
See also: Chinese symbol for “zinc”.
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.