Japanese symbol for “reapers”

刈り入れ人

かりいれびと

Romaji: kariirebito

reapers

In Japanese, reapers is 刈り入れ人, read かりいれびと (kariirebito).

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Meanings

n reapers

Kanji and stroke order

刈

reap, cut, clip

on: ガイ、カイ
kun: か.る

4 strokes · JLPT 1

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

人

person

on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と

2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
刈る	かる karu	to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip
稲刈り	いねかり inekari	rice reaping; rice harvesting
丸刈り	まるがり marugari	buzz cut; close crop
刈り取る	かりとる karitoru	to mow; to reap; to harvest
草刈り	くさかり kusakari	mowing; mower
刈り込む	かりこむ karikomu	to prune; to trim; to cut back
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying
導入	どうにゅう dounyuu	introduction; bringing in; installation
人間	にんげん ningen	human being; human; person

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.