Japanese symbol for “vegetation”
植物
しょくぶつ
Romaji: shokubutsu
plant; vegetation
In Japanese, vegetation is 植物, read しょくぶつ (shokubutsu).
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 plant; vegetation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vegetation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草木 | くさき kusaki | plants; vegetation |
| 植生 | しょくせい shokusei | vegetation |
| プラント | プラント puranto | plant; vegetation |
| 木草 | きくさ kikusa | trees and grass; vegetation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
| 入植 | にゅうしょく nyuushoku | settlement; immigration |
| 植民 | しょくみん shokumin | colonization; colonisation |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vegetation”.
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.