Japanese symbol for “meander”
畝る
うねる
Romaji: uneru
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake
In Japanese, meander is 畝る, read うねる (uneru).
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
- v5r, vi to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake
- v5r, vi to undulate; to surge; to swell; to roll; to billow
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meander”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| メアンダー | メアンダー meandaa | meander |
| うねくる | うねくる unekuru | to twist and turn; to meander; to undulate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畝り | うねり uneri | undulation; winding; meandering |
| 畝間 | うねま unema | furrow; room with ridged roof |
| 畝溝 | うねみぞ unemizo | furrow ridges |
| 畝立て | うねたて unetate | building rice-field ridges |
| 畝織り | うねおり uneori | ribbed fabric; corded fabric; ridged fabric |
See also: Chinese symbol for “meander”.
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.