Japanese symbol for “cilia”
繊毛
せんもう
Romaji: senmou
cilium; cilia
In Japanese, cilia is 繊毛, read せんもう (senmou).
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 cilium; cilia (biol)
- n fine hairs
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繊維 | せんい sen'i | fibre; fiber |
| 繊細 | せんさい sensai | dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine |
| 合繊 | ごうせん gousen | synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre |
| 化繊 | かせん kasen | synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber |
| 筋繊維 | きんせんい kinsen'i | muscle fiber; muscle fibre |
| 繊維状 | せんいじょう sen'ijou | fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ kaminoke | hair (on the head); (a) hair |
| 毛布 | もうふ moufu | blanket |
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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