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Japanese symbol for “knitting”

Romaji: amimono
knitting; knitted material; crochet

In Japanese, knitting is , read (amimono).

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-no, n knitting; knitted material; crochet

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

compilation, knit, plait
on: ヘン
kun: あ.む、-あ.み
15 strokes · JLPT 2
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “knitting”

WordReadingMeaning
てあみ teami(hand) knitting
ニッティング nittinguknitting
けあみ keamiknitting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
へんせい henseicomposition; formation; organization
ぞくへん zokuhensequel; continuation
さいへん saihenreorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
へんにゅう hennyuuadmission; incorporation; enlistment
たんぺん tanpenshort story; short film; short poem
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure

See also: Chinese symbol for “knitting”.

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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