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Japanese symbol for “rowan”

Romaji: seiyounanakamado
rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); mountain-ash

In Japanese, rowan is , read (seiyounanakamado).

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

  1. n rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); mountain-ash

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

west, Spain
on: セイ、サイ、ス
kun: にし
6 strokes · JLPT 4
ocean, sea, foreign
on: ヨウ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
seven
on: シチ
kun: なな、なな.つ、なの
2 strokes · JLPT 4
hearth, kitchen stove
on: ソウ
kun: かまど、かま、へっつい
21 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうざい touzaieast and west
せいよう seiyouthe West; the Occident; Western countries
かんさい kansaiKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)
せいぶ seibuwestern part; the west (of a region)
なんせい nanseisouthwest
ほくせい hokuseinorthwest
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
ようふく youfukuWestern-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
ななつ nanatsuseven
ななかまど nanakamadoJapanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)

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.

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