Japanese symbol for “yarrow”
西洋鋸草
せいようのこぎりそう
Romaji: seiyounokogirisou
yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
In Japanese, yarrow is 西洋鋸草, read せいようのこぎりそう (seiyounokogirisou).
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Meanings
- n yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
Written forms: 西洋鋸草. Readings: せいようのこぎりそう、セイヨウノコギリソウ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東西 | とうざい touzai | east and west |
| 西洋 | せいよう seiyou | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 関西 | かんさい kansai | Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures) |
| 西部 | せいぶ seibu | western part; the west (of a region) |
| 南西 | なんせい nansei | southwest |
| 北西 | ほくせい hokusei | northwest |
| 東洋 | とうよう touyou | the East; the Orient; (East) Asia |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
| 鋸歯 | きょし kyoshi | teeth of a saw; saw teeth; serration |
| 煙草 | タバコ tabako | tobacco; cigarette; cigar |
See also: Chinese symbol for “yarrow”.
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.