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Japanese symbol for “clove”

Romaji: chouji
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

In Japanese, clove is , read (chouji).

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

  1. n clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

street, ward, town
on: チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ
kun: ひのと
2 strokes · JLPT 1
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “clove”

WordReadingMeaning
クローブ kuroobuclove
ちょうこう choukouclove (Syzygium aromaticum)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていねい teineipolite; courteous; civil
ほうちょう houchoukitchen knife
ていちょう teichoupolite; courteous; hospitable
そうてい souteibinding (of a book)
ちょうど choudoexactly; precisely; just
よこちょう yokochoubystreet; side street; back street
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl

See also: Chinese symbol for “clove”.

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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