Japanese symbol for “spore”
胞子
ほうし
Romaji: houshi
spore
In Japanese, spore is 胞子, read ほうし (houshi).
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 spore (biol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spore”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芽胞 | がほう gahou | spore |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 細胞 | さいぼう saibou | cell |
| 同胞 | どうほう douhou | brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen |
| 卵胞 | らんぽう ranpou | (ovarian) follicle |
| 単細胞 | たんさいぼう tansaibou | single cell |
| 嚢胞 | のうほう nouhou | cyst |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “spore”.
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.