Japanese symbol for “strawberry”
苺
いちご
Romaji: ichigo
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
In Japanese, strawberry is 苺, read いちご (ichigo).
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 strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
- n 15,000 yen
Written forms: 苺、莓. Readings: いちご、イチゴ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “strawberry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ストロベリー | ストロベリー sutoroberii | strawberry |
| フレーズ | フレーズ fureezu | strawberry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木苺 | きいちご kiichigo | raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus) |
| 桑苺 | くわいちご kuwaichigo | fruit of the mulberry |
| 黒苺 | くろいちご kuroichigo | Rubus mesogaeus (species of blackberry) |
| 毒苺 | どくいちご dokuichigo | false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry |
| 構苺 | かじいちご kajiichigo | Rubus trifidus (species of raspberry) |
| 海老殻苺 | えびがらいちご ebigaraichigo | Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius); wine raspberry; wineberry |
See also: Chinese symbol for “strawberry”.
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