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Japanese symbol for “weaving”

Romaji: ori
weave; weaving; woven item

In Japanese, weaving is , read (ori).

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 weave; weaving; woven item

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

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 “weaving”

WordReadingMeaning
はたおり hataoriweaving; weaver
せいしょく seishokuweaving
ウィービング wiibinguweaving

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そしき soshikiorganization; organisation; formation
おりもの orimonotextile; fabric
はおり haorihaori (Japanese formal coat)
しょっき shokkiloom; weaving machine
おる oruto weave

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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