Japanese symbol for “stubble”
切り株
きりかぶ
Romaji: kirikabu
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
In Japanese, stubble is 切り株, read きりかぶ (kirikabu).
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 tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
Written forms: 切り株、切株. Readings: きりかぶ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stubble”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刈り株 | かりかぶ karikabu | stubble |
| 刈り根 | かりね karine | stubble |
| 無精ひげ | ぶしょうひげ bushouhige | stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave |
| 剃り跡 | そりあと soriato | stubble (after shaving) |
| 青ひげ | あおひげ aohige | grey appearance after shaving one's beard; five o'clock shadow; stubble |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
| 株式 | かぶしき kabushiki | share (in a company); stock |
| 株主 | かぶぬし kabunushi | shareholder; stockholder |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stubble”.
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.