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Japanese symbol for “mint”

Romaji: minto
mint; peppermint

In Japanese, mint is (minto).

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. adj-na, n mint; peppermint

Other Japanese words for “mint”

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうへいきょく zouheikyokumint; mint bureau
はっか hakkamint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.)
いる iruto cast; to mint; to coin
ふく fukuto smelt; to mint
ちゅうぞうしょ chuuzoushofoundry; mint

See also: Chinese symbol for “mint”.

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.