Japanese symbol for “chives”
浅葱
あさつき
Romaji: asatsuki
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
In Japanese, chives is 浅葱, read あさつき (asatsuki).
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 chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
Written forms: 浅葱. Readings: あさつき、アサツキ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “chives”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝦夷ネギ | えぞねぎ ezonegi | chives (Allium schoenoprasum var. schoenoprasum) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浅い | あさい asai | shallow; superficial |
| 浅瀬 | あさせ asase | shoal; shallows; sand bar |
| 浅見 | せんけん senken | shallow view; superficial idea |
| 浅黒い | あさぐろい asaguroi | dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned |
| 浅はか | あさはか asahaka | shallow; superficial; thoughtless |
| 遠浅 | とおあさ tooasa | shoal; wide shallow beach |
| 韮葱 | にらねぎ niranegi | broadleaf wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum) |
| 葱坊主 | ねぎぼうず negibouzu | onion flower head |
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.