Japanese symbol for “cereals”
雑穀
ざっこく
Romaji: zakkoku
assorted grains; cereals
In Japanese, cereals is 雑穀, read ざっこく (zakkoku).
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Meanings
- n assorted grains; cereals
- n millet
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cereals”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禾穀 | かこく kakoku | grains; cereals |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion; crush; crowding |
| 雑談 | ざつだん zatsudan | chatting; idle talk |
| 大雑把 | おおざっぱ oozappa | rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
| 穀物 | こくもつ kokumotsu | grain; cereal; corn |
| 穀類 | こくるい kokurui | grains |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cereals”.
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.