Japanese symbol for “composting”
堆肥化
たいひか
Romaji: taihika
composting
In Japanese, composting is 堆肥化, read たいひか (taihika).
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Meanings
- n composting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “composting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腐熟 | ふじゅく fujuku | composting |
| コンポスト化 | コンポストか konposutoka | composting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 堆肥 | たいひ taihi | compost; manure |
| 堆積 | たいせき taiseki | accumulation; pile; heap |
| 堆積岩 | たいせきがん taisekigan | sedimentary rock |
| 堆朱 | ついしゅ tsuishu | red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief |
| 堆石 | たいせき taiseki | (terminal) moraine |
| 堆積作用 | たいせきさよう taisekisayou | sedimentation |
| 肥満 | ひまん himan | corpulence; fatness; obesity |
| 肥料 | ひりょう hiryou | manure; fertilizer; fertiliser |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
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.