Japanese symbol for “clothesline”
物干し綱
ものほしづな
Romaji: monohoshizuna
clothesline
In Japanese, clothesline is 物干し綱, read ものほしづな (monohoshizuna).
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 clothesline
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “clothesline”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 物干し竿 | ものほしざお monohoshizao | pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline |
| ラリアット | ラリアット rariatto | lariat; clothesline |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 若干 | じゃっかん jakkan | some; few; a number of |
| 干渉 | かんしょう kanshou | interference; intervention; meddling |
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “clothesline”.
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.