Japanese symbol for “weaver”
機織り
はたおり
Romaji: hataori
weaving; weaver
In Japanese, weaver is 機織り, read はたおり (hataori).
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Meanings
- n weaving; weaver
Written forms: 機織り、機織. Readings: はたおり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “weaver”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 機屋 | はたや hataya | weaver |
| 織工 | しょっこう shokkou | weaver |
| 織り子 | おりこ oriko | weaver |
| 機織鳥 | はたおりどり hataoridori | weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance; opportunity; occasion |
| 機械 | きかい kikai | machine; mechanism |
| 危機 | きき kiki | crisis; critical situation; emergency |
| 機構 | きこう kikou | mechanism; machinery |
| 組織 | そしき soshiki | organization; organisation; formation |
| 織物 | おりもの orimono | textile; 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.