Japanese symbol for “turf”
芝生
しばふ
Romaji: shibafu
lawn; grass; turf
In Japanese, turf is 芝生, read しばふ (shibafu).
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 lawn; grass; turf
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “turf”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝 | しば shiba | lawn; sod; turf |
| 芝草 | しばくさ shibakusa | lawn; sod; turf |
| ターフ | ターフ taafu | turf |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芝居 | しばい shibai | play; drama |
| 紙芝居 | かみしばい kamishibai | kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s) |
| 東芝 | とうしば toushiba | Toshiba Corporation |
| 芝草 | しばくさ shibakusa | lawn; sod; turf |
| 人工芝 | じんこうしば jinkoushiba | artificial grass (lawn) |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
See also: Chinese symbol for “turf”.
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.