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Japanese symbol for “shearing”

Romaji: shaaringu
shearing (esp. of metal)

In Japanese, shearing is (shaaringu).

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 shearing (esp. of metal)

Other Japanese words for “shearing”

WordReadingMeaning
せんだん sendanshear; shearing
けがり kegarishearing; cutting hair or wool
シャリング sharingushearing; cropping
せんさい sensaicutting; trimming; shearing

See also: Chinese symbol for “shearing”.

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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