Japanese symbol for “cambria”

寒武利亜

カンブリア

Romaji: kanburia

Cambria (old name for Wales)

In Japanese, cambria is 寒武利亜, read カンブリア (kanburia).

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 Cambria (old name for Wales)

Kanji and stroke order

寒

cold

on: カン
kun: さむ.い

12 strokes · JLPT 3

武

warrior, military, chivalry

on: ブ、ム
kun: たけ、たけ.し

8 strokes · JLPT 2

利

profit, advantage, benefit

on: リ
kun: き.く

7 strokes · JLPT 2

亜

Asia, rank next, come after

on: ア
kun: つ.ぐ

7 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
寒い	さむい samui	cold (e.g. weather)
寒冷	かんれい kanrei	cold; coldness; chilliness
肌寒い	はださむい hadasamui	chilly; unpleasantly cold
極寒	ごっかん gokkan	extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season
寒波	かんぱ kanpa	cold wave
寒気	さむけ samuke	chill; the shivers; shivering fit
武器	ぶき buki	weapon; arms; ordnance
武装	ぶそう busou	arms; armament; taking up arms
利用	りよう riyou	use; utilization; utilisation
東亜	とうあ toua	East Asia; the Orient

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.