Japanese symbol for “biennial”
二年草
にねんそう
Romaji: ninensou
biennial; biennial plant
In Japanese, biennial is 二年草, read にねんそう (ninensou).
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 biennial; biennial plant (bot)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “biennial”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二箇年 | にかねん nikanen | biennial |
| 越年生植物 | えつねんせいしょくぶつ etsunenseishokubutsu | winter annual; biennial; biennial plant |
| 越年草 | えつねんそう etsunensou | winter annual; biennial; biennial plant |
| ２年生 | にねんせい ninensei | biennial; biennial plant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二つ | ふたつ futatsu | two |
| 二宮 | にぐう niguu | the Two Ise Shrines |
| 二塁打 | にるいだ niruida | two-base hit; double |
| 二塁 | にるい nirui | second base |
| 二分 | にぶん nibun | halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection |
| 一石二鳥 | いっせきにちょう issekinichou | killing two birds with one stone |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 煙草 | タバコ tabako | tobacco; cigarette; cigar |
See also: Chinese symbol for “biennial”.
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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