Japanese symbol for “windmill”
風車
ふうしゃ
Romaji: fuusha
windmill; wind turbine
In Japanese, windmill is 風車, read ふうしゃ (fuusha).
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
- n windmill; wind turbine
- n pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy)
- n Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
Written forms: 風車、風ぐるま. Readings: ふうしゃ、かざぐるま、カザグルマ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “windmill”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風車小屋 | ふうしゃごや fuushagoya | windmill |
| ウィンドミル | ウィンドミル windomiru | windmill |
| 風力タービン | ふうりょくタービン fuuryokutaabin | wind turbine; windmill |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく fuuzoku | manners; customs |
| 風邪 | かぜ kaze | (common) cold; influenza; flu |
| 風呂 | ふろ furo | bath; bathing; bathtub |
| 風船 | ふうせん fuusen | balloon (toy or decoration) |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
See also: Chinese symbol for “windmill”.
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.