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Japanese symbol for “alpaca”

Romaji: arupaka
alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

In Japanese, alpaca is , read (arupaka).

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 alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Kanji and stroke order

sheep
on: ヨウ
kun: ひつじ
6 strokes · JLPT 1
white horse
on: ラク
kun: かわらげ
16 strokes
hunchback, load
on: ダ、タ
kun: せむし
15 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようもう youmouwool
こひつじ kohitsujilamb
ようすい yousuiamniotic fluid
やぎ yagigoat
ようかん youkanyōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
ぼくよう bokuyousheep farming
らくだ rakudacamel
そうほうらくだ souhourakudatwo-humped camel; Bactrian camel
だちょう dachouostrich (Struthio camelus)

See also: Chinese symbol for “alpaca”.

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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