Japanese symbol for “noni”

八重山青木

やえやまあおき

Romaji: yaeyamaaoki

great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry

In Japanese, noni is 八重山青木, read やえやまあおき (yaeyamaaoki).

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Meanings

n great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit

Written forms: 八重山青木. Readings: やえやまあおき、ヤエヤマアオキ.

Kanji and stroke order

八

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

on: ハチ、ハツ
kun: や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう

2 strokes · JLPT 4

重

heavy, important, esteem

on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう

9 strokes · JLPT 3

山

mountain

on: サン、セン
kun: やま

3 strokes · JLPT 4

青

blue, green

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: あお、あお-、あお.い

8 strokes · JLPT 3

木

tree, wood

on: ボク、モク
kun: き、こ-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
八幡	はちまん hachiman	Hachiman (god of war)
八百屋	やおや yaoya	greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
尺八	しゃくはち shakuhachi	shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
八千代	やちよ yachiyo	very long period; forever
十八番	おはこ ohako	one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
八百長	やおちょう yaochou	match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
重要	じゅうよう juuyou	important; essential; significant
体重	たいじゅう taijuu	(body) weight
登山	とざん tozan	mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
青年	せいねん seinen	youth; young man
木材	もくざい mokuzai	lumber; timber; wood

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.