Japanese symbol for “bombay”
孟買
ボンベイ
Romaji: bonbei
Bombay (old name for Mumbai)
In Japanese, bombay is 孟買, read ボンベイ (bonbei).
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Meanings
- n Bombay (old name for Mumbai)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孟子 | もうし moushi | Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi |
| 孟宗竹 | もうそうちく mousouchiku | moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots |
| 孟宗 | もうそう mousou | moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) |
| 孟母三遷 | もうぼさんせん moubosansen | the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves |
| 孔孟 | こうもう koumou | Confucius and Mencius |
| 孟夏 | もうか mouka | beginning of summer |
| 買う | かう kau | to buy; to purchase |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
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.