King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “moa”

Romaji: moa
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)

In Japanese, moa is (moa).

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 moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)

Other Japanese words for “moa”

WordReadingMeaning
きょうちょう kyouchoumoa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)

See also: Chinese symbol for “moa”.

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.