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Japanese symbol for “weaver”

Romaji: hataori
weaving; weaver

In Japanese, weaver is , read (hataori).

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

  1. n weaving; weaver

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

loom, mechanism, machine
on: キ
kun: はた
16 strokes · JLPT 2
weave, fabric
on: ショク、シキ
kun: お.る、お.り、おり、-おり
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “weaver”

WordReadingMeaning
はたや hatayaweaver
しょっこう shokkouweaver
おりこ orikoweaver
はたおりどり hataoridoriweaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きのう kinoufunction; facility; faculty
きかん kikanengine
きかい kikaichance; opportunity; occasion
きかい kikaimachine; mechanism
きき kikicrisis; critical situation; emergency
きこう kikoumechanism; machinery
そしき soshikiorganization; organisation; formation
おりもの orimonotextile; fabric

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.

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