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Japanese symbol for “weeding”

Romaji: josou
weeding

In Japanese, weeding is , read (josou).

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, vi, vs weeding

Kanji and stroke order

exclude, division (x/3), remove
on: ジョ、ジ
kun: のぞ.く、-よ.け
10 strokes · JLPT 2
grass, weeds, herbs
on: ソウ
kun: くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “weeding”

WordReadingMeaning
くさむしり kusamushiriweeding; weeder; weeding fork
くさとり kusatoriweeding
したがり shitagariweeding
かりはらい kariharaiweeding (prior to tree-planting)
じょばつ jobatsuimprovement cutting (of trees); cleaning; weeding

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいじょ kaijotermination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
そうじ soujicleaning; sweeping; dusting
はいじょ haijoexclusion; removal; elimination
さくじょ sakujodeletion; elimination; erasure
じょがい jogaiexception; exclusion
じょきょ jokyoremoval; getting rid of
タバコ tabakotobacco; cigarette; cigar
そうげん sougengrassy field; grassland; meadow

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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