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Japanese symbol for “scavenger”

Romaji: hosokuzai
scavenger

In Japanese, scavenger is , read (hosokuzai).

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 scavenger (chem)

Kanji and stroke order

catch, capture
on: ホ
kun: と.らえる、と.らわれる、と.る、とら.える
10 strokes · JLPT 2
catch, capture
on: ソク、サク
kun: とら.える
10 strokes
dose, medicine, drug
on: ザイ、スイ、セイ
kun: かる、けず.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “scavenger”

WordReadingMeaning
スカベンジャー sukabenjaascavenger
ふしょくどうぶつ fushokudoubutsusaprovore; saprozoic organism; saprophagous animal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいほ taihoarrest; apprehension; capture
ほりょ horyoprisoner (of war); POW; captive
ほかく hokakucapture; seizure
ほげい hogeiwhaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
ほしゅ hoshucatcher
つかまえる tsukamaeruto catch; to capture; to arrest
とらえる toraeruto catch; to capture; to seize
ほそく hosokucapture; seizure; prehension
せんざい senzaidetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent

See also: Chinese symbol for “scavenger”.

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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