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Japanese symbol for “mino”

Romaji: mino
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

In Japanese, mino is , read (mino).

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 Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

beauty, beautiful
on: ビ、ミ
kun: うつく.しい
9 strokes · JLPT 2
concentrated, thick, dark
on: ノウ
kun: こ.い
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うつくしい utsukushiibeautiful; pretty; lovely
びじん bijinbeautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle
びじゅつ bijutsuart; fine arts
びじゅつかん bijutsukanart museum; art gallery
びよう biyoubeauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance
びじょ bijobeautiful woman
のうこう noukourich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy
のうしゅく noushukuconcentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation

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.