Japanese symbol for “woodpecker”
啄木
たくぼく
Romaji: takuboku
woodpecker
In Japanese, woodpecker is 啄木, read たくぼく (takuboku).
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 woodpecker
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “woodpecker”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啄木鳥 | きつつき kitsutsuki | woodpecker |
| ウッドペッカー | ウッドペッカー uddopekkaa | woodpecker |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啄木鳥 | きつつき kitsutsuki | woodpecker |
| 緑啄木鳥 | あおげら aogera | Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera); Japanese woodpecker; wavy-bellied woodpecker |
| 赤啄木鳥 | あかげら akagera | great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| 啄ばむ | ついばむ tsuibamu | to pick at; to peck at |
| 熊啄木鳥 | くまげら kumagera | black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
| 木曜 | もくよう mokuyou | Thursday |
See also: Chinese symbol for “woodpecker”.
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.