Japanese symbol for “canopy”
幌
ほろ
Romaji: horo
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
In Japanese, canopy is 幌, read ほろ (horo).
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Meanings
- n canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “canopy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天蓋 | てんがい tengai | canopy; dome |
| キャノピー | キャノピー kyanopii | canopy |
| 林冠 | りんかん rinkan | canopy (of a forest); tree canopy; crown canopy |
| 上木 | じょうぼく jouboku | canopy (trees) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 札幌 | さっぽろ sapporo | Sapporo (city in Hokkaido) |
| 札幌大学 | さっぽろだいがく sapporodaigaku | Sapporo University |
| 幌馬車 | ほろばしゃ horobasha | covered wagon; prairie schooner |
| 幌蚊帳 | ほろがや horogaya | tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants) |
| 幌向苺 | ほろむいいちご horomuiichigo | cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) |
| 幌別鉱 | ほろべつこう horobetsukou | horobetsuite |
See also: Chinese symbol for “canopy”.
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.