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Japanese symbol for “cud”

Romaji: kuimodoshi
rumination; cud

In Japanese, cud is , read (kuimodoshi).

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 rumination; cud

Kanji and stroke order

eat, food
on: ショク、ジキ
kun: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
9 strokes · JLPT 4
re-, return, revert
on: レイ
kun: もど.す、もど.る
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょくじ shokujimeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
しょくひん shokuhinfood; food products; foodstuffs
たべもの tabemonofood
しょくりょう shokuryoufood
たべる taberuto eat
くう kuuto eat
もどす modosuto put back; to return; to give back
もどし modoshireturning; giving back

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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