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Japanese symbol for “balkans”

Romaji: barukanhantou
Balkans; Balkan Peninsula

In Japanese, balkans is , read (barukanhantou).

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 Balkans; Balkan Peninsula

Kanji and stroke order

half, middle, odd number
on: ハン
kun: なか.ば
5 strokes · JLPT 4
island
on: トウ
kun: しま
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんぶん hanbunhalf
こうはん kouhansecond half; latter half
ぜんはん zenhanfirst half
たいはん taihanmajority; more than half; most (of)
はんとし hantoshihalf a year; six months
なかば nakabamiddle; halfway; midway
はんとう hantoupeninsula
れっとう rettouarchipelago; chain of islands

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.