Japanese symbol for “forestry”
林業
りんぎょう
Romaji: ringyou
forestry
In Japanese, forestry is 林業, read りんぎょう (ringyou).
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 forestry
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “forestry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 林学 | りんがく ringaku | forestry; silviculture |
| 山林学 | さんりんがく sanringaku | forestry |
| 森林学 | しんりんがく shinringaku | forestry |
| 造林学 | ぞうりんがく zouringaku | forestry |
| 林務 | りんむ rinmu | forestry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 森林 | しんりん shinrin | forest; woods |
| 農林 | のうりん nourin | agriculture and forestry |
| 山林 | さんりん sanrin | mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land |
| 林檎 | りんご ringo | apple (fruit) |
| 竹林 | ちくりん chikurin | bamboo thicket; bamboo grove |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
See also: Chinese symbol for “forestry”.
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.