Japanese symbol for “peanut”
落花生
らっかせい
Romaji: rakkasei
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
In Japanese, peanut is 落花生, read らっかせい (rakkasei).
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 peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
Written forms: 落花生. Readings: らっかせい、ラッカセイ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “peanut”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ピーナッツ | ピーナッツ piinattsu | peanut |
| 南京豆 | ナンキンまめ nankinmame | peanut (Arachis hypogaea) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
| 落とす | おとす otosu | to drop; to lose; to let fall |
| 落語 | らくご rakugo | rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller) |
| 落下 | らっか rakka | fall; drop; descent |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “peanut”.
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.