Japanese symbol for “grasshopper”
飛蝗
ばった
Romaji: batta
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
In Japanese, grasshopper is 飛蝗, read ばった (batta).
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 grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
Written forms: 飛蝗、蝗虫、蝗. Readings: バッタ、ばった.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “grasshopper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 機織り虫 | はたおりむし hataorimushi | grasshopper |
| 禰宜 | ねぎ negi | grasshopper; locust |
| 稲子 | いなご inago | grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae) |
| グラスホッパー | グラスホッパー gurasuhoppaa | grasshopper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | flight; flying; aviation |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき hikouki | airplane; aeroplane; plane |
| 飛ぶ | とぶ tobu | to fly; to soar |
| 飛躍 | ひやく hiyaku | leap; jump |
| 飛ばし | とばし tobashi | selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans |
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to let fly; to make fly; to send flying |
| 精霊飛蝗 | しょうりょうばった shouryoubatta | Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea) |
| 羽長蝗 | はねながいなご hanenagainago | rice grasshopper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “grasshopper”.
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.