Japanese symbol for “botany”
植物学
しょくぶつがく
Romaji: shokubutsugaku
botany
In Japanese, botany is 植物学, read しょくぶつがく (shokubutsugaku).
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 botany
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant; vegetation |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
| 入植 | にゅうしょく nyuushoku | settlement; immigration |
| 植民 | しょくみん shokumin | colonization; colonisation |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “botany”.
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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