Japanese symbol for “miller”
粉屋
こなや
Romaji: konaya
flour dealer
In Japanese, miller is 粉屋, read こなや (konaya).
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 flour dealer
- n miller
- n mill
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “miller”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉ひき | こなひき konahiki | miller |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小麦粉 | こむぎこ komugiko | wheat flour |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ funmatsu | fine powder |
| 花粉 | かふん kafun | pollen |
| 粉砕 | ふんさい funsai | pulverization; pulverisation |
| 粉飾 | ふんしょく funshoku | embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration |
| 粉々 | こなごな konagona | in very small pieces |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
See also: Chinese symbol for “miller”.
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.