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Japanese symbol for “yew”

Romaji: yooroppaichii
yew (Taxus baccata); English yew; European yew

In Japanese, yew is , read (yooroppaichii).

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 yew (Taxus baccata); English yew; European yew

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4
rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place
ひとつ hitotsuone
いっぱん ippangeneral; universal
いちぶ ichibuone part; one portion; one section
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
いち ichiplace; position; location
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

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.

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