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Japanese symbol for “fruitful”

Romaji: houjou
fertile; productive; fruitful

In Japanese, fruitful is , read (houjou).

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. adj-na, n fertile; productive; fruitful

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

bountiful, excellent, rich
on: ホウ、ブ
kun: ゆた.か、とよ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
abundant
on: ジョウ、ニョウ
kun: ゆたか
21 strokes

Other Japanese words for “fruitful”

WordReadingMeaning
みのりおおい minoriooifruitful; successful
みのある minoarusolid; substantial; substantive
みのりある minoriarurewarding; fruitful; fertile

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ゆたか yutakaabundant; plentiful; rich
ほうふ houfuabundant; plentiful; rich
ほうさく housakuabundant harvest; bumper crop
ほうまん houmanstout; corpulent; plump
ほうりょう houryougood catch; good haul
ほうねん hounenfruitful year
じょうぜつ jouzetsutalkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
じょうぜつか jouzetsukatalkative person; chatterbox

See also: Chinese symbol for “fruitful”.

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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