Japanese symbol for “flea”
蚤
のみ
Romaji: nomi
flea
In Japanese, flea is 蚤, read のみ (nomi).
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
- n flea
Written forms: 蚤. Readings: のみ、ノミ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “flea”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ちいちい | ちいちい chiichii | bug; louse; flea |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蚤の市 | のみのいち nominoichi | flea market |
| 蚤の夫婦 | のみのふうふ nominofuufu | couple in which the wife is bigger than the husband |
| 砂蚤 | すなのみ sunanomi | chigoe; sand flea; chigger (Tunga penetrans) |
| 蚤虫 | のみむし nomimushi | springtail |
| 猫蚤 | ねこのみ nekonomi | cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) |
| 蚤蝿 | のみばえ nomibae | phorid fly |
See also: Chinese symbol for “flea”.
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.