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Japanese symbol for “taiga”

Romaji: kantairin
taiga; boreal forest; Arctic forest

In Japanese, taiga is , read (kantairin).

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

  1. n taiga; boreal forest; Arctic forest

Kanji and stroke order

cold
on: カン
kun: さむ.い
12 strokes · JLPT 3
sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2
grove, forest
on: リン
kun: はやし
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “taiga”

WordReadingMeaning
タイガ taigataiga; boreal forest

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さむい samuicold (e.g. weather)
かんれい kanreicold; coldness; chilliness
はださむい hadasamuichilly; unpleasantly cold
ごっかん gokkanextreme cold; intense cold; coldest season
かんぱ kanpacold wave
さむけ samukechill; the shivers; shivering fit
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)
ちたい chitaizone; area; belt
しんりん shinrinforest; woods

See also: Chinese symbol for “taiga”.

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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