Japanese symbol for “liana”
藤本
とうほん
Romaji: touhon
climbing trees; liana
In Japanese, liana is 藤本, read とうほん (touhon).
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 climbing trees; liana
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “liana”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葛 | かずら kazura | creeping plant; creeper; vine |
| つる植物 | つるしょくぶつ tsurushokubutsu | vine; climber; climbing plant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葛藤 | かっとう kattou | conflict; complication; troubles |
| 藤四郎 | とうしろ toushiro | amateur; novice; layman |
| 藤棚 | ふじだな fujidana | wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola |
| 藤花 | とうか touka | wisteria flower |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 本人 | ほんにん honnin | the person in question; the person themselves; said person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “liana”.
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.