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Japanese symbol for “greening”

Romaji: ryokka
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation

In Japanese, greening is , read (ryokka).

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. n, vs, vt greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

green
on: リョク、ロク
kun: みどり
14 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みどりいろ midoriirogreen; green color
りょくちゃ ryokuchagreen tea; Japanese tea
りょくち ryokuchigreen tract of land; green space
しんりょく shinryokufresh verdure; new green leaves
りょくないしょう ryokunaishouglaucoma
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement

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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