Japanese symbol for “trimming”
手入れ
ていれ
Romaji: teire
care; looking after; repair; maintenance
In Japanese, trimming is 手入れ, read ていれ (teire).
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, vs, vt care; looking after; repair; maintenance; tending; trimming
- n, vs, vt (police) raid; crackdown
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trimming”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剪定 | せんてい sentei | pruning; trimming |
| トリミング | トリミング torimingu | cropping; trimming |
| 枝打ち | えだうち edauchi | pruning; trimming; lopping |
| 化粧断ち | けしょうだち keshoudachi | trimming (of paper); trim |
| 化粧断裁 | けしょうだんさい keshoudansai | trimming (of paper) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 大手 | おおて oote | major company; big company |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; bringing in; installation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trimming”.
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.