Japanese symbol for “spinach”
ほうれん草
ほうれんそう
Romaji: hourensou
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
In Japanese, spinach is ほうれん草, read ほうれんそう (hourensou).
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 spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Written forms: ほうれん草、ホウレン草、菠薐草、法蓮草. Readings: ほうれんそう、ホウレンソウ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 煙草 | タバコ tabako | tobacco; cigarette; cigar |
| 草原 | そうげん sougen | grassy field; grassland; meadow |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
| 草食 | そうしょく soushoku | herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous |
| 草木 | くさき kusaki | plants; vegetation |
| 草案 | そうあん souan | draft (for a speech, bill, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spinach”.
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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