Japanese symbol for “serpentine”
蛇紋石
じゃもんせき
Romaji: jamonseki
serpentine (mineral)
In Japanese, serpentine is 蛇紋石, read じゃもんせき (jamonseki).
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 serpentine (mineral) (geol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “serpentine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛇体 | じゃたい jatai | body of a snake; serpentine |
| 延々 | えんえん en'en | meandering; winding; sinuous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち jaguchi | faucet; tap |
| 蛇行 | だこう dakou | meandering; snaking; zigzagging |
| 大蛇 | だいじゃ daija | big snake; (large) serpent |
| 蛇の目 | じゃのめ janome | bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern) |
| 蛇足 | だそく dasoku | redundancy; superfluity; useless addition |
| 指紋 | しもん shimon | fingerprint |
| 紋章 | もんしょう monshou | crest; coat of arms |
| 波紋 | はもん hamon | ripple; ring on the water |
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum |
See also: Chinese symbol for “serpentine”.
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.