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Japanese symbol for “soybean”

Romaji: daizu
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

In Japanese, soybean is , read (daizu).

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 soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
beans, pea, midget
on: トウ、ズ
kun: まめ、まめ-
7 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “soybean”

WordReadingMeaning
まめ mamesoya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
ソイ soisoy; soybean; soya bean
みそまめ misomamesoybean
はたけのにく hatakenonikusoya bean; soybean

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
とうふ toufutofu; bean curd; beancurd
なっとう nattounatto (fermented soybeans)

See also: Chinese symbol for “soybean”.

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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