Japanese symbol for “vegetarianism”
菜食主義
さいしょくしゅぎ
Romaji: saishokushugi
vegetarianism
In Japanese, vegetarianism is 菜食主義, read さいしょくしゅぎ (saishokushugi).
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
- adj-no, n vegetarianism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vegetarianism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ベジタリアニズム | ベジタリアニズム bejitarianizumu | vegetarianism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 惣菜 | そうざい souzai | small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish |
| 白菜 | はくさい hakusai | napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage |
| 菜食 | さいしょく saishoku | vegetable diet |
| 山菜 | さんさい sansai | edible wild plants |
| 菜園 | さいえん saien | vegetable garden |
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vegetarianism”.
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.