Japanese symbol for “bangkok”
曼谷
バンコク
Romaji: bankoku
Bangkok (Thailand)
In Japanese, bangkok is 曼谷, read バンコク (bankoku).
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 Bangkok (Thailand)
Written forms: 曼谷、盤谷. Readings: バンコク、バンコック、バンコーク.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bangkok”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| クルンテープ | クルンテープ kurunteepu | Bangkok (Thailand) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 曼荼羅 | まんだら mandara | mandala |
| 曼珠沙華 | まんじゅしゃげ manjushage | red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna |
| 日耳曼 | ゲルマン geruman | Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.) |
| 四曼 | しまん shiman | four types of mandala (in Shingon) |
| 大曼荼羅 | だいまんだら daimandara | great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity |
| 谷川 | たにがわ tanigawa | mountain stream |
| 谷間 | たにま tanima | valley; ravine; gorge |
| 渋谷 | しぶや shibuya | Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya |
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.