Japanese symbol for “plant”
植物
しょくぶつ
Romaji: shokubutsu
plant; vegetation
In Japanese, plant is 植物, read しょくぶつ (shokubutsu).
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 plant; vegetation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 植える | うえる ueru | to plant; to grow; to raise |
| 立てる | たてる tateru | to stand (something) up; to put upright; to set up |
| プラント | プラント puranto | plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.) |
| 植え付ける | うえつける uetsukeru | to plant; to transplant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
| 入植 | にゅうしょく nyuushoku | settlement; immigration |
| 植民 | しょくみん shokumin | colonization; colonisation |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
See also: Chinese symbol for “plant”.
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.