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Japanese symbol for “mower”

Romaji: kusakari
mowing; mower

In Japanese, mower is , read (kusakari).

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 mowing; mower

Kanji and stroke order

grass, weeds, herbs
on: ソウ
kun: くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
reap, cut, clip
on: ガイ、カイ
kun: か.る
4 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “mower”

WordReadingMeaning
モーア mooamower
かりて karitemower; reaper

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
タバコ tabakotobacco; cigarette; cigar
そうげん sougengrassy field; grassland; meadow
ざっそう zassouweed
そうしょく soushokuherbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
くさき kusakiplants; vegetation
そうあん souandraft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
かる karuto cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip
いねかり inekaririce reaping; rice harvesting

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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