Japanese symbol for “webbed”

網目状

あみめじょう

Romaji: amimejou

mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate

In Japanese, webbed is 網目状, read あみめじょう (amimejou).

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Meanings

adj-no mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated

Kanji and stroke order

網

netting, network

on: モウ
kun: あみ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

目

eye, class, look

on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-

5 strokes · JLPT 4

状

status quo, conditions, circumstances

on: ジョウ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
網羅	もうら moura	encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of)
網戸	あみど amido	window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen
網膜	もうまく moumaku	retina
金網	かなあみ kanaami	wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze
網目	あみめ amime	mesh (of a net)
定置網	ていちあみ teichiami	fixed shore net; fixed shore trap; stationary trap
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim
目標	もくひょう mokuhyou	goal; target; aim
状態	じょうたい joutai	state; condition; situation

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.