Japanese symbol for “spawning”
産卵
さんらん
Romaji: sanran
egg-laying; spawning
In Japanese, spawning is 産卵, read さんらん (sanran).
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, vi, vs egg-laying; spawning
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spawning”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スポーン | スポーン supoon | spawning |
| 放卵 | ほうらん houran | releasing eggs (esp. of fish, amphibians, etc.); spawning |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry |
| 資産 | しさん shisan | property; fortune; means |
| 遺産 | いさん isan | inheritance; bequest; legacy |
| 財産 | ざいさん zaisan | property; fortune; assets |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん fudousan | real estate |
| 卵子 | らんし ranshi | ovum; ovule; egg cell |
| 鶏卵 | けいらん keiran | hen's egg |
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.