Japanese symbol for “alibaba”

阿里巴巴

アリババ

Romaji: aribaba

Alibaba

In Japanese, alibaba is 阿里巴巴, read アリババ (aribaba).

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 Alibaba

Kanji and stroke order

阿

Africa, flatter, fawn upon

on: ア、オ
kun: おもね.る、くま

8 strokes · JLPT 1

里

ri, village, parent's home

on: リ
kun: さと

7 strokes · JLPT 1

巴

comma-design

on: ハ
kun: ともえ、うずまき

4 strokes · JLPT 1

巴

comma-design

on: ハ
kun: ともえ、うずまき

4 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
阿弥陀	あみだ amida	Amitabha (Buddha); Amida
阿呆	あほ aho	fool; idiot; simpleton
阿波	あわ awa	Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
阿修羅	あしゅら ashura	Asura; demigod; anti-god
阿鼻叫喚	あびきょうかん abikyoukan	agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
阿吽	あうん aun	Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma
千里	せんり senri	1000 ri; (a) long distance
郷里	きょうり kyouri	hometown; birthplace
巴里	パリ pari	Paris (France)
三つ巴	みつどもえ mitsudomoe	(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle

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.