Japanese symbol for “wooden”
木造
もくぞう
Romaji: mokuzou
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
In Japanese, wooden is 木造, read もくぞう (mokuzou).
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
- adj-no, n wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wooden”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木製 | もくせい mokusei | wooden; made of wood |
| 硬い | かたい katai | stiff; tight; wooden |
| ウッディ | ウッディ uddi | woody; wood-like; wooden |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木曜 | もくよう mokuyou | Thursday |
| 樹木 | じゅもく jumoku | tree; trees and shrubs |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees; row of trees |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure; construction; makeup |
| 製造 | せいぞう seizou | manufacture; production |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wooden”.
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.