Japanese symbol for “samara”

翼果

よっか

Romaji: yokka

samara; key

In Japanese, samara is 翼果, read よっか (yokka).

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 samara; key (bot)

Written forms: 翼果. Readings: よっか、よくか.

Kanji and stroke order

翼

wing, plane, flank

on: ヨク
kun: つばさ

17 strokes · JLPT 1

果

fruit, reward, carry out

on: カ
kun: は.たす、はた.す、-は.たす、は.てる

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
左翼	さよく sayoku	left wing
右翼	うよく uyoku	right wing
両翼	りょうよく ryouyoku	both wings; both flanks
一翼	いちよく ichiyoku	one wing
尾翼	びよく biyoku	tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
主翼	しゅよく shuyoku	main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
結果	けっか kekka	result; consequence; outcome
効果	こうか kouka	effect; effectiveness; efficacy

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.