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Japanese symbol for “envision”

Romaji: mokuromu
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision

In Japanese, envision is , read (mokuromu).

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. v5m, vt to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

Kanji and stroke order

eye, class, look
on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-
5 strokes · JLPT 4
argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation
こうもく koumokuitem; heading; category
もくげき mokugekiwitnessing; observing; sighting
だめ dameno good; not serving its purpose; useless
ぎろん gironargument; discussion; dispute
りろん rirontheory

See also: Chinese symbol for “envision”.

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.