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Japanese symbol for “bumper”

Romaji: banpaa
bumper

In Japanese, bumper is (banpaa).

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 bumper

Other Japanese words for “bumper”

WordReadingMeaning
くるまどめ kurumadomebuffer stop; bumper; bumping post
ぼうげんざい bougenzaifender (on a boat); bumper (on a dock, pier, etc.)
ぼうげんぶつ bougenbutsufender (on a boat); bumper (on a dock, pier, etc.)

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.