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Japanese symbol for “anguilla”

Romaji: anguiratou
Anguilla (island)

In Japanese, anguilla is , read (anguiratou).

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 Anguilla (island)

Kanji and stroke order

island
on: トウ
kun: しま
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんとう hantoupeninsula
れっとう rettouarchipelago; chain of islands
なかじま nakajimaisland in a pond or river
こじま kojimasmall island; islet
しまね shimaneShimane (prefecture)
ちょうせんはんとう chousenhantouKorean peninsula

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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