Japanese symbol for “chiba”
千葉
ちば
Romaji: chiba
Chiba (city, prefecture)
In Japanese, chiba is 千葉, read ちば (chiba).
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Meanings
- n Chiba (city, prefecture)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 千里 | せんり senri | 1000 ri; (a) long distance |
| 千代 | ちよ chiyo | thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages |
| 千秋楽 | せんしゅうらく senshuuraku | final day of a performance; closing date; final show |
| 千尋 | せんじん senjin | great depth; bottomless |
| 千秋 | せんしゅう senshuu | thousand years; many years |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours |
| 絵葉書 | えはがき ehagaki | picture postcard |
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.