Japanese symbol for “laver”
海苔
のり
Romaji: nori
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
In Japanese, laver is 海苔, read のり (nori).
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Meanings
- n nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Written forms: 海苔、紫菜. Readings: のり、ノリ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “laver”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甘海苔 | あまのり amanori | laver |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 海上 | かいじょう kaijou | (on the) sea; surface of the sea |
| 海洋 | かいよう kaiyou | ocean; sea |
| 蘚苔 | せんたい sentai | moss; bryophyte |
| 舌苔 | ぜったい zettai | fur (on one's tongue) |
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.