Japanese symbol for “taiga”
寒帯林
かんたいりん
Romaji: kantairin
taiga; boreal forest; Arctic forest
In Japanese, taiga is 寒帯林, read かんたいりん (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
- n taiga; boreal forest; Arctic forest
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “taiga”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| タイガ | タイガ taiga | taiga; boreal forest |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寒い | さむい samui | cold (e.g. weather) |
| 寒冷 | かんれい kanrei | cold; coldness; chilliness |
| 肌寒い | はださむい hadasamui | chilly; unpleasantly cold |
| 極寒 | ごっかん gokkan | extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season |
| 寒波 | かんぱ kanpa | cold wave |
| 寒気 | さむけ samuke | chill; the shivers; shivering fit |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone; area; belt |
| 森林 | しんりん shinrin | forest; 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.