Japanese symbol for “brahma”
梵天
ぼんてん
Romaji: bonten
Brahma (Hindu creator god)
In Japanese, brahma is 梵天, read ぼんてん (bonten).
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 Brahma (Hindu creator god)
- n large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign)
- n buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.)
- n down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
Written forms: 梵天. Readings: ぼんてん、ぼんでん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brahma”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブラフマー | ブラフマー burafumaa | Brahma (Hindu creator god) |
| 梵 | ぼん bon | Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma |
| ブラフマン | ブラフマン burafuman | Brahman; Brahma; ultimate reality of the universe (in Hinduism) |
| 梵天王 | ぼんてんおう bonten'ou | Brahma (Hindu creator god) |
| ブラマ | ブラマ burama | Brahma (chicken breed) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梵字 | ぼんじ bonji | script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham) |
| 梵語 | ぼんご bongo | Sanskrit |
| 梵鐘 | ぼんしょう bonshou | bonshō; Buddhist temple bell |
| 梵文 | ぼんぶん bonbun | Sanskrit writing; Sanskrit text |
| 梵妻 | ぼんさい bonsai | Buddhist priest's wife |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
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.