Japanese symbol for “ceylon”
錫蘭
セイロン
Romaji: seiron
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
In Japanese, ceylon is 錫蘭, read セイロン (seiron).
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Meanings
- n Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錫杖 | しゃくじょう shakujou | khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff |
| 巡錫 | じゅんしゃく junshaku | preaching tour |
| 錫製品 | すずせいひん suzuseihin | tinware |
| 塩化錫 | えんかすず enkasuzu | tin chloride |
| 錫石 | すずいし suzuishi | cassiterite |
| 酸化錫 | さんかすず sankasuzu | stannous oxide (SnO) |
| 蘭学 | らんがく rangaku | rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period |
| 鈴蘭 | すずらん suzuran | lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei) |
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.