Japanese symbol for “garlic”
大蒜
にんにく
Romaji: ninniku
garlic (Allium sativum)
In Japanese, garlic is 大蒜, read にんにく (ninniku).
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 garlic (Allium sativum)
Written forms: 大蒜、蒜、葫. Readings: にんにく、ニンニク.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “garlic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガーリック | ガーリック gaarikku | garlic |
| に文字 | にもじ nimoji | garlic (Allium sativum) |
| 忍辱 | にんにく ninniku | garlic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 野蒜 | のびる nobiru | wild rocambole (Allium grayi) |
| 浜大蒜 | はまにんにく hamaninniku | American dune grass (Leymus mollis) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “garlic”.
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.