Japanese symbol for “millet”
粟
ぞく
Romaji: zoku
millet; grain
In Japanese, millet is 粟, read ぞく (zoku).
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 millet; grain
- n stipend in rice
- n 10,000th of a shaku
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “millet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黍 | きび kibi | (common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet |
| 雑穀 | ざっこく zakkoku | millet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粟粒 | あわつぶ awatsubu | millet grain |
| 粟立つ | あわだつ awadatsu | to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh |
| 雛罌粟 | ひなげし hinageshi | common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy |
| 粟粒結核 | ぞくりゅうけっかく zokuryuukekkaku | miliary tuberculosis |
| 粟餅 | あわもち awamochi | millet dough cake; millet mochi |
| 粟飯 | あわめし awameshi | steamed rice with millet; boiled rice with millet |
See also: Chinese symbol for “millet”.
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.