Japanese symbol for “peat”
泥炭
でいたん
Romaji: deitan
peat
In Japanese, peat is 泥炭, read でいたん (deitan).
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
- adj-no, n peat
Written forms: 泥炭. Readings: でいたん、すくも.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “peat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ピート | ピート piito | peat |
| 燃ゆる土 | もゆるつち moyurutsuchi | coal; peat |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief; burglar; robber |
| 泥酔 | でいすい deisui | being dead drunk; drunken stupor |
| 泥沼 | どろぬま doronuma | bog; marsh; swamp |
| 雲泥の差 | うんでいのさ undeinosa | wide difference; a world of difference |
| 汚泥 | おでい odei | sludge; slime; dregs |
| 石炭 | せきたん sekitan | coal |
| 炭酸 | たんさん tansan | carbonic acid |
| 炭素 | たんそ tanso | carbon (C) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “peat”.
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.