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Japanese symbol for “wisteria”

Romaji: fuji
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

In Japanese, wisteria is , read (fuji).

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 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

wisteria
on: トウ、ドウ
kun: ふじ
18 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “wisteria”

WordReadingMeaning
ウィステリア wisuteriawisteria

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かっとう kattouconflict; complication; troubles
とうほん touhonclimbing trees; liana
とうしろ toushiroamateur; novice; layman
ふじだな fujidanawisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
とうか toukawisteria flower

See also: Chinese symbol for “wisteria”.

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.