Japanese symbol for “busan”
釜山
プサン
Romaji: pusan
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
In Japanese, busan is 釜山, read プサン (pusan).
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Meanings
- n Busan (South Korea); Pusan
Written forms: 釜山. Readings: プサン、ふざん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 後釜 | あとがま atogama | successor; replacement |
| 釜飯 | かまめし kamameshi | rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot |
| 塩釜 | しおがま shiogama | salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt) |
| 大釜 | おおがま oogama | cauldron |
| 茶釜 | ちゃがま chagama | kettle (used in tea ceremony) |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, 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.