Japanese symbol for “land”
陸上
りくじょう
Romaji: rikujou
(on) land; ground; shore
In Japanese, land is 陸上, read りくじょう (rikujou).
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
- adj-no, n (on) land; ground; shore
- n track and field; athletics
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “land”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陸 | りく riku | land; shore |
| 地 | ち chi | earth; ground; land |
| 国 | くに kuni | land; earth |
| 大地 | だいち daichi | earth; ground; the solid earth |
| 陸地 | りくち rikuchi | land |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大陸 | たいりく tairiku | continent |
| 上陸 | じょうりく jouriku | landing; going ashore; disembarkation |
| 陸軍 | りくぐん rikugun | army |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく chakuriku | landing; alighting; touch down |
| 離陸 | りりく ririku | takeoff |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “land”.
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.