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Japanese symbol for “milling”

Romaji: seifun
milling; grinding into flour

In Japanese, milling is , read (seifun).

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, vi, vs milling; grinding into flour

Kanji and stroke order

made in..., manufacture
on: セイ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
flour, powder, dust
on: フン
kun: デシメートル、こ、こな
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “milling”

WordReadingMeaning
ミーリング miiringumilling
しゅくじゅう shukujuufulling (cloth); milling
ひらけずり hirakezuriplaning (of a surface); facing; milling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいひん seihinmanufactured goods; finished goods; product
せいぞう seizoumanufacture; production
せいさく seisakumanufacture; production
せいやく seiyakumedicine manufacture; drug manufacture
せいてつ seitetsuiron manufacture
もくせい mokuseiwooden; made of wood
こむぎこ komugikowheat flour
ふんまつ funmatsufine powder

See also: Chinese symbol for “milling”.

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.

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