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Japanese symbol for “berlin”

Romaji: berurin
Berlin (Germany)

In Japanese, berlin is , read (berurin).

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 Berlin (Germany)

Kanji and stroke order

chief, count, earl
on: ハク
7 strokes · JLPT 1
grove, forest
on: リン
kun: はやし
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はくしゃく hakushakucount; earl
がはく gahakumaster painter; great artist
はくちゅう hakuchuubeing evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with
えおじ eojiuncle (one's father's older brother)
ばくろう bakuroucattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
ほうき houkiHōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
しんりん shinrinforest; woods
のうりん nourinagriculture and forestry

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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