Japanese symbol for “garuda”
迦楼羅
かるら
Romaji: karura
Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
In Japanese, garuda is 迦楼羅, read かるら (karura).
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 Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 釈迦 | しゃか shaka | Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha |
| お釈迦様 | おしゃかさま oshakasama | Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?) |
| 釈迦如来 | しゃかにょらい shakanyorai | Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?) |
| お釈迦 | おしゃか oshaka | poorly made article; defective article |
| 釈迦牟尼 | しゃかむに shakamuni | Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?) |
| 釈迦三尊 | しゃかさんぞん shakasanzon | Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants |
| 摩天楼 | まてんろう matenrou | skyscraper |
| 鐘楼 | しょうろう shourou | belfry; bell tower |
| 網羅 | もうら moura | encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of) |
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.