Japanese symbol for “mu”
畝
ほ
Romaji: ho
mu (Chinese measure of land area, formerly approx. 600 m.sq., currently approx. 667 m.sq.)
In Japanese, mu is 畝, read ほ (ho).
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
- n mu (Chinese measure of land area, formerly approx. 600 m.sq., currently approx. 667 m.sq.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mu”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Μ | ミュー myuu | mu |
| ムー大陸 | ムーたいりく muutairiku | Mu (legendary lost continent) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畝り | うねり uneri | undulation; winding; meandering |
| 畝る | うねる uneru | to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist |
| 畝間 | うねま unema | furrow; room with ridged roof |
| 畝溝 | うねみぞ unemizo | furrow ridges |
| 畝立て | うねたて unetate | building rice-field ridges |
| 畝織り | うねおり uneori | ribbed fabric; corded fabric; ridged fabric |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mu”.
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.