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Japanese symbol for “belgium”

Romaji: haku
white

In Japanese, belgium is , read (haku).

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 white
  2. n striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus)
  3. n (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines
  4. n white dragon tile (mahj)
  5. n winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles (mahj)
  6. n Belgium

Kanji and stroke order

white
on: ハク、ビャク
kun: しろ、しら-、しろ.い
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “belgium”

WordReadingMeaning
ベルギー berugiiBelgium

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おもしろい omoshiroiinteresting; fascinating; intriguing
はくじん hakujinwhite person; Caucasian
しろい shiroiwhite
こくはく kokuhakuconfession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission
こうはく kouhakured and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors)
めいはく meihakuobvious; clear; plain

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.