Japanese symbol for “corn”
穀物
こくもつ
Romaji: kokumotsu
grain; cereal; corn
In Japanese, corn is 穀物, read こくもつ (kokumotsu).
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
- adj-no, n grain; cereal; corn
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “corn”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コーン | コーン koon | corn; maize |
| 魚の目 | うおのめ uonome | corn (on the foot) |
| 玉蜀黍 | とうもろこし toumorokoshi | corn (Zea mays); maize |
| メイズ | メイズ meizu | maize (Zea mays); corn |
| 南蛮黍 | なんばんきび nanbankibi | corn; maize |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 穀類 | こくるい kokurui | grains |
| 穀倉 | こくそう kokusou | granary |
| 米穀 | べいこく beikoku | rice |
| 雑穀 | ざっこく zakkoku | assorted grains; cereals |
| 脱穀 | だっこく dakkoku | threshing (e.g. rice) |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “corn”.
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.