Japanese symbol for “mow”

刈り取る

かりとる

Romaji: karitoru

to mow; to reap; to harvest

In Japanese, mow is 刈り取る, read かりとる (karitoru).

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

v5r, vt to mow; to reap; to harvest
v5r, vt to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove

Written forms: 刈り取る、刈取る、刈りとる. Readings: かりとる.

Kanji and stroke order

刈

reap, cut, clip

on: ガイ、カイ
kun: か.る

4 strokes · JLPT 1

取

take, fetch, take up

on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mow”

Word	Reading	Meaning
刈る	かる karu	to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip
薙ぐ	なぐ nagu	to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
刈る	かる karu	to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip
稲刈り	いねかり inekari	rice reaping; rice harvesting
丸刈り	まるがり marugari	buzz cut; close crop
草刈り	くさかり kusakari	mowing; mower
刈り込む	かりこむ karikomu	to prune; to trim; to cut back
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
買取	かいとり kaitori	purchase; buying; buying out
取得	しゅとく shutoku	obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)