Japanese symbol for “brahmin”
婆羅門
ばらもん
Romaji: baramon
Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood)
In Japanese, brahmin is 婆羅門, read ばらもん (baramon).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood)
- adj-no, n Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
Written forms: 婆羅門、波羅門. Readings: バラモン、ばらもん、ブラーマン.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老婆 | ろうば rouba | old woman |
| 婆ちゃん | ばあちゃん baachan | granny; grandma; gran |
| 婆さん | ばあさん baasan | grandmother |
| お転婆 | おてんば otenba | tomboy |
| 娑婆 | しゃば shaba | this world; this life |
| 老婆心 | ろうばしん roubashin | solicitude; consideration; concern |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
| 羅列 | られつ raretsu | enumeration; citation; listing |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
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.