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Japanese symbol for “lint”

Romaji: rinto
lint

In Japanese, lint is (rinto).

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 lint

Other Japanese words for “lint”

WordReadingMeaning
けだま kedamapilling; lint; furball
わたぼこり watabokorifluff (clump of fabric fibres); lint
いとくず itokuzuwaste thread; lint; fluff

See also: Chinese symbol for “lint”.

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.